Both Uses
trifle
in
Airborn, by Oppel
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- What are they but things, baubles, trifles, bits of stuff?†
Chpt 6. *trifles = things of small importance
- I will not be trifled with.†
Chpt 6. *trifled with = treated thoughtlessly or without respect
Definitions:
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(1)
(trifle as in: a trifling matter) something of small importance; or a small quantity
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(2)
(trifle with as in: trifle with her affections) to treat somebody or something thoughtlessly or without respect
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(3)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) A trifle can refer to a kind of dessert. In classic literature, trifling can be a synonym for small talk.