expression, noun-modifying (irregular)
various small; sundry; assorted
Describes a collection of miscellaneous small things or details; often used before nouns like 物, 用事, 話.
See also: 細細とした (こまごまとした)
引き出しには細々した文房具が入っている。
The drawer contains various small stationery items.
細々した用事を片付けるのに半日かかった。
It took half a day to take care of sundry errands.
Reduplication of 細 (こま, 'fine, small') with the adverbial suffix 々, forming a prenominal expression meaning 'various small things'.