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- Dictionarypet·ty/ˈpedē/
adjective
- 1. of little importance; trivial: "both groups are known to fight over petty issues" Similar Opposite
- 2. of secondary or lesser importance, rank, or scale; minor: "a petty official"
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The meaning of PETTY is having secondary rank or importance : minor, subordinate. How to use petty in a sentence.
PETTY definition: 1. not important and not worth giving attention to: 2. complaining too much about things that are…. Learn more.
Definitions of petty. adjective. (informal) small and of little importance. “limited to petty enterprises” synonyms: fiddling, footling, lilliputian, little, niggling, picayune, piddling, piffling, trivial. unimportant. not important. adjective. inferior in rank or status. “ petty officialdom”
of little or no importance or consequence: petty grievances. Synonyms: slight, inconsiderable, negligible, nugatory. Antonyms: important. of lesser or secondary importance, merit, etc.; minor: petty considerations. having or showing narrow ideas, interests, etc.: petty minds. Synonyms: small.
petty, paltry, trifling, trivial apply to something that is so insignificant as to be almost unworthy of notice. petty implies contemptible insignificance and littleness, inferiority and small worth: petty quarrels. paltry is applied to something that is beneath one’s notice, even despicable: a paltry amount.
Synonyms for PETTY: small, parochial, narrow, little, provincial, insular, sectarian, narrow-minded; Antonyms of PETTY: liberal, tolerant, open, cosmopolitan, receptive, catholic, objective, impartial
1. Of small importance; trivial: a petty grievance. See Synonyms at trivial. 2. Showing an excessive concern with unimportant matters or minor details, especially in a narrow-minded way: petty partisanship. 3. a. Of lesser importance or rank; subordinate: a petty prince. b. Law Variant of petit.
If you describe someone's behavior as petty, you mean that they care too much about small, unimportant things and perhaps that they are unnecessarily unkind.
Definition of petty adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Having or showing a tendency to make much of small matters. Webster's New World. Small-minded; mean, narrow, ungenerous, etc. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Relatively low in rank; subordinate. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Synonyms: subaltern. secondary. lowly. lower-ranking. junior-grade. piffling. fiddling. footling.
