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piffly

piffly adjective: synonym of piffling (“petty; unimportant”).

Adjective

piffly (comparative more piffly, superlative most piffly)

  1. (informal) Synonym of piffling (“petty; unimportant”).
    • And we know men who will sacrifice their principles for a piffly amount of money.1921, Western Magazine, volumes 17-18, page 16
    Synonyms:
    piffling

Synonyms of piffly

Forms of piffly

comparativemore piffly
superlativemost piffly

Questions about piffly

What does piffly mean?
Piffly means synonym of piffling (“petty; unimportant”).
What part of speech is piffly?
Piffly is an adjective.

Words near piffly in the dictionary

  1. piffler
  2. pifflers
  3. piffles
  4. piffling
  5. pifflingly
  6. piffly
  7. piffs
  8. piffy on a rock bun
  9. pifithrin
  10. pifithrins
  11. piflufolastat

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