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picayune (en)

petty; worthless

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picayune


Chronicles: On Our Political and Economic Crisis
by Thomas Piketty

Chronicles: On Our Political and Economic Crisis
by Thomas Piketty

Chronicles: On Our Political and Economic Crisis
by Thomas Piketty


when we chose to share monetary sovereignty and set extremely picayune rules on public deficits

—p.119 A New Europe to Overcome the Crisis (117) by Thomas Piketty
notable
9 years, 2 months ago

David Foster Wallace and "The Long Thing": New Essays on the Novels
by Marshall Boswell

David Foster Wallace and "The Long Thing": New Essays on the Novels
by Marshall Boswell

David Foster Wallace and "The Long Thing": New Essays on the Novels
by Marshall Boswell


—p.135 Encyclopedic Novels and the Cruft of Fiction: Infinite Jest's Endnotes (127) by David Letzler
uncertain
9 years, 6 months ago

Salvage Magazine #4
by Salvage

Salvage Magazine #4
by Salvage

Salvage Magazine #4
by Salvage


seems almost picayune compared to the other damage he threatens

—p.76 Celebrity Apprentice: Notes on the US Election (61) by Benjamin Kunkel
notable
2 years, 2 months ago

The Company She Keeps
by Mary McCarthy

The Company She Keeps
by Mary McCarthy

The Company She Keeps
by Mary McCarthy


happily obliterate what he felt were picayune distinctions between period replicas and originals by a master

lol

—p.75 Rogue’s Gallery (23) by Mary McCarthy
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1 year, 4 months ago