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6 short excerpts of Wiktionnary (A collaborative project to produce a free-content dictionary.)

— English words —

• picayune n. (Especially Louisiana, historical) A small coin of the value of six-and-a-quarter cents; a Spanish coin…
• picayune n. (By extension, archaic) A coin worth five cents (a nickel) or some other low value.
• picayune n. (Figuratively, informal) A person regarded as unworthy of respect or useless; also, something of very…
• picayune n. (Figuratively, informal) An argument, fact, or other issue raised (often intentionally) that distracts…
• picayune adj. Of little consequence; small and of little importance; petty, trivial.
• picayune adj. Childishly spiteful; tending to go on about unimportant things; small-minded.

55 English words from 6 English definitions

about also and archaic argument By␣extension cents Childishly coin consequence distracts Especially extension fact Figuratively five go␣on historical importance informal intentionally issue little Louisiana low minded nickel often on␣about other person petty quarter raised regarded respect six small small-minded some something Spanish spiteful tending that the things to␣go trivial unimportant unworthy useless value very worth

3 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

picayunes picayunely picayuneness

10 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

ayu Ayu cay ICA -ica pic PIC pica PICA Yun

3 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

ACI CIP YAC

2 anagrams found with an extra letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

pecuniary picayunes

One anagram found minus a letter (New word formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

Pine␣Cay

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