1 (a trifle) [sing.] (formal) slightly:
She seemed a trifle anxious. * He was just a trifle too friendly for my liking.
2 [C] something that is not valuable or important:
There's no point worrying over such trifles. * $1000 is a mere trifle to her.
3 [C,U] (BrE) a cold DESSERT (= a sweet dish) made from cake and fruit soaked in wine and/or jelly, covered with CUSTARD and cream
Part of speech: verb
PHRASALVERBS
trifle with sb/sth (formal) (used especially in negative sentences) to treat sb/sth without genuine respect:
He is not a person to be trifled with. * You should not trifle with someone's affection.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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