Inconsiderable vs Niggling - What's the difference?
inconsiderable | niggling | Related terms |
petty
* 1863 , Charles Darwin's letter to J. D. Hooker,
A sensation that niggles.
* 2009 , Jenny Parratt, Feelings of Change: Stories of Having a Baby (page 10)
Inconsiderable is a related term of niggling.
As adjectives the difference between inconsiderable and niggling
is that inconsiderable is too trivial or unimportant to be worthy of attention while niggling is petty.As a verb niggling is
.As a noun niggling is
a sensation that niggles.niggling
English
Verb
(head)Adjective
(head)14th of July 1863
- My dear Hooker, I am getting very much amused by my tendrils, it is just the sort of niggling work which suits me, and takes up no time and rather rests me whilst writing.
Noun
(en noun)- Occasionally a paranoia or slight insecurity that is not based on reality will bring nigglings of that bad time.