Both Uses of
trivial
in
The Memory Keeper’s Daughter
- Suddenly her aspirations seemed so trivial.†
p. 132.9trivial = unimportant
- As she watched, he reached up and put the envelope casually in his pocket, as if it contained something trivial and mildly unpleasant—a utility bill, a traffic ticket.†
p. 251.5 *
Definition:
of little importance -- sometimes more specifically describing a challenge as easy and uninteresting