English edit

Etymology edit

picayune +‎ -ly

Adverb edit

picayunely (comparative more picayunely, superlative most picayunely)

  1. In a picayune manner.
    • 2009 May 24, Rosie DiManno, “`Gutless' hit is still reverberating”, in Toronto Star[1]:
      Only under the most picayunely literal interpretation of rules can the thumping Kronwall laid on Havlat in Game 3 of the Western Conference final be considered interference.