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trifled

Variant of trifle

noun

  1. something of little value or importance; trivial thing, idea, etc.; paltry matter
  2. a small amount of money
  3. a small amount or degree; bit
  4. esp. in England, a dessert consisting of spongecake soaked in wine, spread with jam, and covered with custard, whipped cream, etc.
    1. a kind of pewter of medium hardness
    2. utensils made of this

intransitive verb trifled, trifling

  1. to talk or act jokingly, mockingly, etc.; deal lightly: not a person to trifle with
  2. to play or toy (with something)
  3. to play fast and loose (with a person's affections); dally

transitive verb

to spend idly; waste: to trifle the hours away

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2010 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio. Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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