Picayune vs Talmudic - What's the difference?
picayune | talmudic |
Petty, trivial; of little consequence; small and of little importance; picayunish;
* 2005 , New York Times , November 17, 2005
something not worth arguing about.
an argument, fact, corner case, or other issue raised (often intentionally) that distracts from a larger issue at hand or does not change a primary supposition, outcome, postulate, premise, conclusion, hypothesis, judgment or recommendation;
small-minded: being childishly spiteful, tending to go on about unimportant things.
(US, archaic) A small coin of the value of six and a quarter cents; a fippenny bit.
A five-cent piece.
Something of very little value; a trifle: not worth a picayune.
of, or relating to the Talmud.
characterized by or making extremely fine distinctions; overly detailed or subtle; hairsplitting.
As adjectives the difference between picayune and talmudic
is that picayune is petty, trivial; of little consequence; small and of little importance; picayunish while Talmudic is of, or relating to the Talmud.As a noun picayune
is a small coin of the value of six and a quarter cents; a fippenny bit.picayune
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- "It might seem like a picayune matter, akin to the rivalry in the film "Monty Python's Life of Brian" between the Judean People's Front, the Judean Popular People's Front and the People's Front of Judea."
