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41 persnickety
Синонимический ряд:1. nice (adj.) choosy; clerkish; dainty; delicate; fastidious; finical; finicking; finicky; fussy; meticulous; miminy-piminy; nice; niminy-piminy; old-maidish; old-womanish; particular; pernickety; picayune; picksome; picky; precious; squeamish; squeamy2. whining (adj.) crying; fidgety; fretful; nervous; troublesome; vexatious; whimpering; whiningАнтонимический ряд: -
42 pettifogging
1. n сутяжничество; крючкотворствоhe lost the greatest part of his fortune in suits and pettifoggings — он потратил большую часть своего состояния на тяжбы и сутяжничество
2. n мошенничество3. n мелкие придирки4. a сутяжнический, кляузный5. a мошеннический6. a мелкий, кляузный; мелочныйСинонимический ряд:1. petty (adj.) inconsequent; inconsequential; inconsiderable; measly; Mickey Mouse; niggling; paltry; peanut; peddling; petty; picayune; picayunish; piddling; piffling; pimping; puny; small; trifling; trivial; unconsequential; unconsidered; ungenerous; unvital2. carping (verb) carping; cavilling; quibbling -
43 petty
1. n уст. отхожее место2. n уст. ученик младших классов3. a мелкий, незначительный, маловажныйpetty cash — деньги на мелкие расходы; мелкие суммы; мелкие статьи
petty annoyances — мелкие неприятности, «булавочные уколы»
petty dealer — мелкий торговец; розничный торговец
petty, piddling concerns — мелкие, пустячные заботы
4. a небольшой, мелкийpetty offence — мелкое, малозначительное преступление
5. a мелочный, узкий, ограниченныйpetty jealousies — мелочная зависть; зависть по мелочам
Синонимический ряд:1. contemptible (adj.) cheap; contemptible; inconsequential; miserly; scurvy; shallow; stingy; tight2. inconsequent (adj.) inconsequent; measly; Mickey Mouse; niggling; peanut; peddling; pettifogging; picayune; picayunish; piddling; piffling; pimping; puny; small; trifling; unconsequential; unconsidered; ungenerous; unvital3. little (adj.) ignoble; intolerant; limited; little; mean; narrow; narrow-minded; paltry; small-minded4. trivial (adj.) casual; diminutive; inconsiderable; insignificant; light; minute; negligible; nugatory; shoestring; slight; small-beer; trivial; unimportant5. under (adj.) inferior; lesser; low; lower; minor; minor-league; secondary; underАнтонимический ряд:beneficial; broad; broad-minded; chivalrous; commanding; consequential; considerable; eminent; essential; generous; important; impressive; large; magnanimous; significant -
44 piddling
a мелкий, пустячныйpetty, piddling concerns — мелкие, пустячные заботы
Синонимический ряд:petty (adj.) inconsequent; inconsequential; inconsiderable; insignificant; measly; Mickey Mouse; negligible; niggling; paltry; peanut; peddling; pettifogging; petty; picayune; picayunish; piffling; pimping; puny; small; small-minded; trifling; trivial; unconsequential; unconsidered; ungenerous; unimportant; unvital -
45 pimping
1. a маленький, жалкий; заурядный2. a болезненный, слабыйСинонимический ряд:petty (adj.) inconsequent; inconsequential; inconsiderable; measly; Mickey Mouse; niggling; paltry; peanut; peddling; pettifogging; petty; picayune; picayunish; piddling; piffling; puny; small; trifling; trivial; unconsequential; unconsidered; ungenerous; unvital -
46 puny
1. a маленький, слабый, хилый, тщедушный2. a незначительный, ничтожныйСинонимический ряд:1. dwarfish (adj.) dwarfish; pint-sized; pygmy; runty; stunted; tiny2. frail (adj.) debilitated; declining; enervated; frail; infirm; sickly3. petty (adj.) inconsequent; inconsequential; inconsiderable; measly; Mickey Mouse; niggling; paltry; peanut; peddling; pettifogging; petty; picayune; picayunish; piddling; piffling; pimping; small; trifling; trivial; unconsequential; unconsidered; ungenerous; unvital4. poor (adj.) meagre; poor; scant; scanty; skimpy; spare; sparse; stingy5. weak (adj.) decrepit; delicate; diminutive; feeble; flimsy; fragile; insubstantial; sick; underdeveloped; undersized; unsound; unsubstantial; weak; weaklyАнтонимический ряд:large; robust; significant -
47 small
1. n узкая тонкая часть2. n собир. невысокие людиsmall hills which feature the landscape — невысокие холмы, характерные для этой местности
3. n собир. дети4. n собир. низкорослые животные5. n собир. простой люд; неимущие слои6. n собир. разг. мелочьsmall change — мелкие деньги, мелочь
small money — мелкие деньги; разменные деньги; мелочь
7. a маленький, небольшойsmall boy — малыш, маленький мальчик
her large small family — её многочисленные детишки, её многодетная семья
not so very small — не такой уж маленький, довольно большой
8. a малый, маленький9. a некрупный, небольшого размера, мелкийsmall lot item — изделие, поставляемое мелкими партиями
10. a тонкий, мелкий11. a малый, незначительныйa small matter! — неважно!, несущественно!, пустяки!
it is small wonder that … — не удивительно, что …
12. a второстепенный13. a ограниченный14. a мелкий, низменный, подлыйsmall men — мелочные люди; мелкие людишки
small fry — мелкая рыбёшка; мальки
15. a униженный; пристыжённый16. a недолгий, кратковременный, непродолжительныйof small duration — короткий, непродолжительный
17. a короткий, недлинный18. a немногочисленный19. a половинный, имеющий неполную меру20. a тихий, негромкийin a small voice — тихим голосом,
21. a скромный22. a скудный23. a плохой, неважныйsmall attendance — плохая посещаемость; мало посетителей
24. a узкийthe pipe was so small that the water could only trickle — труба была такой узкой, что вода едва просачивалась через неё
25. a редк. лёгкий, некрепкий, слабый26. a карт. младший27. adv мелко, на мелкие кусочки28. adv тихо29. adv в небольшом объёме, в небольшом масштабеСинонимический ряд:1. ashamed (adj.) abashed; ashamed; mortified2. bantam (adj.) bantam; petite; smallish3. insignificant (adj.) inconsequential; insignificant; shallow; trifling; trivial; unessential; unimportant4. little (adj.) bantam; base; borne; casual; diminutive; dwarf; ineffectual; light; limited; little; mean; miniature; minute; monkey; narrow; narrow-minded; paltry; peewee; petite; pygmy; set; shoestring; small-beer; smallish; small-minded; tiny; vulgar5. low (adj.) hushed; low; low-key; quiet; soft; subdued6. meager (adj.) inadequate; meager; meagre; scanty; short7. modest (adj.) humble; modest; pitiful; poor; unpretentious8. petty (adj.) inconsequent; inconsiderable; measly; Mickey Mouse; niggling; peanut; peddling; pettifogging; petty; picayune; picayunish; piddling; piffling; pimping; unconsequential; unconsidered; unvital9. puny (adj.) puny; runty; scrawny10. remote (adj.) negligible; off; outside; remote; slender; slight; slim11. selfish (adj.) illiberal; mean-spirited; parsimonious; selfish; stingy; tight; ungenerous12. under (adj.) dinky; inferior; lesser; lower; minor; minor-league; secondary; small-fry; small-time; under13. weak (adj.) diluted; faint; feeble; gentle; weakАнтонимический ряд:ample; broad; bulky; considerable; distinguished; excellent; extensive; famous; fine; generous; great; husky; immense; important; large -
48 small-minded
1. a узкий, ограниченный, недалёкийsmall-minded conduct — неумное поведение; недальновидная политика
2. a мелкий, мелочныйСинонимический ряд:1. little (adj.) limited; little; mean; paltry; petty2. narrow (adj.) bigoted; close-minded; hidebound; illiberal; intolerant; narrow; narrow-minded3. small (adj.) inconsequential; inconsiderable; negligible; niggling; picayune; piddling; small; trifling; trivial; unconsidered -
49 smaller
меньше; меньшийСинонимический ряд:1. littler (adj.) lighter; littler; meaner; minuter; more borne; more casual; more ineffectual; more insignificant; more limited; more narrow-minded; more set; more shoestring; more small-beer; more small-minded; more unimportant; paltrier2. lower (adj.) lower; more hushed; more low-key; more subdued; quieter; softer3. more bantam (adj.) more bantam; more monkey; more petite; more smallish4. more under (adj.) more inferior; more lesser; more lower; more minor; more minor-league; more secondary; more under5. not as big (adj.) lesser; more stunted; narrower; not as big; scrawnier; shallower; shorter; tinier6. pettier (adj.) measlier; more inconsequent; more inconsequential; more inconsiderable; more niggling; more peanut; more peddling; more pettifogging; more picayune; more picayunish; more piddling; more piffling; more pimping; more trifling; more trivial; more unconsequential; more unconsidered; more ungenerous; more unvital; pettier; punier7. remoter (adj.) more negligible; more off; more outside; remoter; slenderer; slighter; slimmer -
50 smallest
Синонимический ряд:1. least (adj.) first; least; minimal; slightest2. littlest (adj.) lightest; littlest; meanest; minutest; most borne; most casual; most ineffectual; most insignificant; most limited; most narrow-minded; most set; most shoestring; most small-beer; most small-minded; most unimportant; narrowest; paltriest3. lowest (adj.) lowest; most hushed; most low-key; most subdued; quietest; softest4. most bantam (adj.) most bantam; most monkey; most petite; most smallish5. most under (adj.) most inferior; most lesser; most lower; most minor; most minor-league; most secondary; most under6. pettiest (adj.) measliest; most inconsequent; most inconsequential; most inconsiderable; most niggling; most peanut; most peddling; most pettifogging; most picayune; most picayunish; most piddling; most piffling; most pimping; most trifling; most trivial; most unconsequential; most unconsidered; most ungenerous; most unvital; pettiest; puniest; smallest7. remotest (adj.) most negligible; most off; most outside; remotest; slenderest; slimmest -
51 trifling
1. n подшучивание2. n лёгкий разговор3. n трата времени4. a пустячный, пустяковый, незначительный5. a нестоящий, никудышный, неинтересныйСинонимический ряд:1. petty (adj.) inconsequent; inconsequential; inconsiderable; measly; Mickey Mouse; negligible; niggling; paltry; peanut; peddling; pettifogging; petty; picayune; picayunish; piddling; piffling; pimping; puny; small; small-minded; unconsequential; unconsidered; ungenerous; unvital2. worthless (adj.) frivolous; immaterial; insignificant; shallow; slight; trivial; unimportant; worthless3. dawdling (noun) dawdling; idling; loitering4. small talk (noun) bavardage; by-talk; chitchat; chitter-chatter; small talk5. playing (verb) coquetting; dallying; fiddling; fidgeting; flirting; fooling; leading on; monkeying; playing; puttering; stringing along; tinkering; toying; trifling; twiddlingАнтонимический ряд:profound; significant -
52 trivial
1. a незначительный, мелкий; пустойtrivial offence — грешок, мелкий проступок
2. a пустой; занимающийся или интересующийся пустяками3. a тривиальный, банальный; обыденный4. a ненаучный, народный5. a ист. относящийся к тривиуму6. a биол. видовойСинонимический ряд:1. idle (adj.) idle; insignificant; meaningless; minor; unavailing; unimportant; useless; vain; worthless2. little (adj.) casual; inconsiderable; light; little; minute; shoestring; small-beer3. petty (adj.) inconsequent; measly; Mickey Mouse; negligible; niggling; paltry; peanut; peddling; pettifogging; petty; picayune; picayunish; piddling; piffling; pimping; puny; small; small-minded; unconsequential; unconsidered; ungenerous; unvital4. trifling (adj.) frivolous; immaterial; inconsequential; irrelevant; nonessential; nugatory; triflingАнтонимический ряд:grave; heavy; important; massive; significant; substantial -
53 unconsidered
1. a нерассмотренный2. a не принятый во внимание, оставленный без внимания3. a необдуманный, непродуманныйСинонимический ряд:1. careless (adj.) careless; inadvertent; inconsiderate; negligent; perfunctory; superficial; thoughtless; unmindful; unthinking2. random (adj.) desultory; haphazard; hit-or-miss; indiscriminate; objectless; purposeless; random; stray; unplanned3. small (adj.) inconsequential; inconsiderable; negligible; niggling; paltry; petty; picayune; piddling; small; small-minded; trifling; trivial
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