(informal) small and of little importance. Synonyms: fiddling, lilliputian, little, niggling, petty, picayune, piddling, piffling, trivial. "A footling gesture" , "Our worries are lilliputian compared with those of countries that are at war" , "A little (or small) matter" , "A dispute over niggling details" , "Limited to petty enterprises" , "Piffling efforts" , "Giving a police officer a free meal may be against the law, but it seems to be a picayune infraction"
