a. [ L. trivialis, properly, that is in, or belongs to, the crossroads or public streets; hence, that may be found everywhere, common, fr. trivium a place where three roads meet, a crossroad, the public street; tri- (see Tri-) + via a way: cf. F. trivial. See Voyage. ]
As a scholar, meantime, he was trivial, and incapable of labor. De Quincey. [ 1913 Webster ]
The trivial round, the common task. Keble. [ 1913 Webster ]
Trivial name (Nat. Hist.),
n. One of the three liberal arts forming the trivium. [ Obs. ] Skelton. Wood. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A trivial matter or method; a triviality. Carlyle. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.;
The philosophy of our times does not expend itself in furious discussions on mere scholastic trivialities. Lyon Playfair. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. In a trivial manner. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Quality or state of being trivial. [ 1913 Webster ]