Lexic.us

2. Noun. An insignificant person. ¹

3. Noun. A person who adheres strictly to a rule or policy despite current circumstances. ¹

4. Noun. A person seemingly incapable of focusing on anything but the trivial, especially in the sense of trivial or irrelevant criticism. ¹

5. Adjective. Insignificant or unimportant. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Pissant

1. an ant [n -S] - See also: ant

Literary usage of Pissant

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The poems of Alexander Scott by Alexander Scott (1896)
"Gavin Douglas has adj. pissant. ... na thing is worthy nor pissant, To ws thi grace and als grete mercy grant. ..."

2. Vernacular Writings of George Buchanan by George Buchanan (1892)
"Gavin Douglas has adj. pissant. ... na thing is worthy nor pissant, To ws thi grace and als grete mercy grant." . ..."

3. A Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language ...: Supplement by John Jamieson (1825)
"pissant, adj. Powerful ; Fr. puissant. I have remarked no term to which it can reasonably be traced, unless perhaps Lat. ..."

4. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1854)
"Pancake was a military man of some note here shortly after the Revolution; fifty years ago Captain John pissant was an eminent political character in ..."

5. The Poems of William Dunbar by William Dunbar, Aeneas James George Mackay, George Powell McNeill (1893)
"... na thing is worthy nor pissant." 35. His awfull strak, &c. Cp. Villon— " II n'est qui centre mort resiste, Ne qui trouve provision. ..."

6. The Rebellion Record: A Diary of American Events, with Documents, Narratives by Frank Moore, Edward Everett (1863)
"I ranged pissant, and every prospect of its continuation. I up close to her and reported that the water was Pi^ed Cape Henry at six PM ; water smooth, ..."

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