| Front | trifle |
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| Back | trifle noun, verb BrE /ˈtraɪfl/ NAmE /ˈtraɪfl/ noun word origin example bank 1 a trifle [singular] (used as an adverb) (formal or humorous) slightly She seemed a trifle anxious. He was just a trifle too friendly for my liking. 2 [countable] something that is not valuable or important There's no point worrying over such trifles. $1 000 is a mere trifle to her. 3 [countable, uncountable] (BrE) a cold dessert (= a sweet dish) made from cake and fruit with wine and/or jelly poured over it, covered with custard and cream verb verb forms word origin ˈtrifle with sb/sth (formal) (used especially in negative sentences) to treat sb/sth without genuine respect He is not a person to be trifled with. You should not trifle with someone's affection. |
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