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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a trifle silly" is correct and commonly used in written English
It means something that is slightly or somewhat silly. Example: "Her actions may have been a trifle silly, but they always brought a smile to everyone's face."
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In a world where there are galaxies separated from our own by a distance of six billion light-years, any talk by rocket enthusiasts about "man's conquest of space" seems a trifle silly.
And to some, it's going to seem a trifle silly.
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A trifle overwrought?
(He looks a trifle smug).
Call it a trifle.
Becomes a trifle voyeuristic.
[French.] A trifle; a kickshaw.
It was a trifle arcane.
The very name was "a trifle".
Scalia looked a trifle peeved.
My mind is just a trifle muddy.
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