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tri vee uhl

  • s  (informal) small and of little importance
  • s  of little substance or significance
    only trivial objections
  • s  concerned with trivialities
    a trivial young woman
    a trivial mind

  • The hottest board game in America has all the answers Question: When is the pursuit of trivia not trivial? Answer: When a gang of three Canadians converts.
  • Entry you'll never see: I was going to share a detailed history of miniature golf with everybody, but it seemed too trivial to post here.
  • Many citizens of the free and independent Republic of Bolivia were somewhat downcast last week by what might seem a trivial cause.
News & Articles

  • Editorial: Budget erodes power of state's open-records law
    In the name of trivial savings, the state would allow a profound rollback of the California Public Records Act.
    June 18, 2013 - The Record Searchlight
  • So Maybe M. Night Shyamalan Exaggerated About She’s All That
    A few weeks ago, during an interview to promote the disastrous After Earth, M. Night Shyamalan confessed that he ghostwrote the classic 1999 Freddie Prinze Jr. vehicle She's All That, and you could almost hear the Trivial Pursuit factories printing out new cards. Except, as with all things Shyamalan, the ... More »
    June 17, 2013 - Vulture
  • T.I.A. (This Is Africa)
    Turning 40. If you’re past that milestone, you may think it’s trivial, but when it looms ahead of you, it seems like a turning point worth taking seriously.
    June 16, 2013 - Summit Daily News
Quotes

  • Barack Obama in msnbc.com
    In Washington, I guess that's considered trivial,Obama said, of the $17 billion figure. "Outside of Washington, that's still considered a lot of money."
  • Orrin Hatch in Salt Lake Tribune
    Some may argue that the college football postseason is too trivial a matter to warrant government involvement,Hatch says. "However, given the amount of money involved in the BCS endeavor and its close relationship to our nation's...
  • Kathryn Bigelow in The Birmingham Post
    Fear has a bad reputation, but I think that's ill-deserved,says Bigelow. "Fear is clarifying. It forces you to put important things first and discount the trivial."

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