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insignificant(dictionary)

insignificant (iou)



insignificant adjective & noun. M17.
[from IN-3 + SIGNIFICANT.]
A. adjective.
Lacking signification; meaningless. M17.
Devoid of weight or force; ineffective, ineffectual. M17-M18.
Of no importance; trivial, trifling; contemptible. M17.
R. Lynd He would never be anything more than an insignificant doctrinaire with a gift for saying bitter things. L. Gordon A document which her male descendants assumed to be insignificant.
Small in size; petty, mean. M18.
b. noun. A meaningless thing; an unimportant or contemptible person. E18.
insignificantly adverb M17.