piddly

ADJECTIVE

meager, trivial

Synonyms

WEAK

barren deficient diddly flimsy inconsiderable insubstantial insufficient little measly mere microscopic minute negligible paltry petty puny rinky-dink scant scrimpy short skimpy slight small sparse superficial too little too late two-bit unproductive worthless

Example Sentences

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This is a column about an investment of less than $1 million by a piddly little pension fund.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025

So the absence of my baseball weekend money is a piddly backwash in the tide of wealth that’s engulfing Florida.

From Seattle Times • May 6, 2023

For our troubles, Equifax offered a piddly $125 and some free credit monitoring.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 26, 2022

In August, America’s economic recovery appeared to hit a wall, with employers adding a piddly 235,000 jobs.

From Slate • Sep. 10, 2021

The city of Madison sprawls between two lakes, Lake Mendota and Lake Monona, and dribbling out of these are other piddly lakes.

From "Walk Two Moons" by Sharon Creech