a trifle
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 2.93 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Could you lend me some money? I'm a trifle short of what I need to pay the rent."
- "He contemplated the large well-proportioned letters and final flourish, with his head a trifle on one side for an instant […]"
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- "Commander Birch was a trifle uneasy when he found there was more than a popple on the sea; it was, in fact, distinctly choppy. Strictly speaking, he ought to have been following up the picket–boat, but he was satisfied that the circumstances were sufficiently urgent for him to take risks."
- "He stared at the chart. “Maybe we’ll move away towards the west a trifle, and come down on Fiji from the north.”"
- "I know it's out of fashion / And a trifle uncool / But I can't help it / I'm a romantic fool"