Attributive use referring to the dessert ‘trifle’, e.g. ‘trifle dish’. Not gradable in ordinary usage.
Definitionen
Relating to or intended for the dessert known as trifle. She bought a special trifle bowl for the occasion.
Used in the fixed expression “a trifle” and occasionally alone to mean ‘slightly; to a small degree’.
Definitionen
Slightly; to a small extent or degree. I’m a trifle disappointed with the results.
Synonyme
a shade
to some extent
a tad
a bit
a little