a trifle

Adverb

 * 1) A little, slightly.
 * Could you lend me some money? I'm a trifle short of what I need to pay the rent.
 * 1) * 2006,, , New York: Knopf Doubleday, Book 3, p.411,
 * “Let’s get on with it,” Sikiokuu replied, a trifle impatiently.
 * 1) * 2006,, , New York: Knopf Doubleday, Book 3, p.411,
 * “Let’s get on with it,” Sikiokuu replied, a trifle impatiently.
 * “Let’s get on with it,” Sikiokuu replied, a trifle impatiently.