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petty
pet·ty P0221400 (pĕt′ē)adj. pet·ti·er, pet·ti·est 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.
[Middle English peti, from Old French, variant of petit; see petit.]
pet′ti·ly adv.pet′ti·ness n.petty (ˈpɛtɪ) adj, -tier or -tiest1. trivial; trifling; inessential: petty details. 2. of a narrow-minded, mean, or small-natured disposition or character: petty spite. 3. minor or subordinate in rank: petty officialdom. 4. (Law) law of lesser importance[C14: from Old French petit] ˈpettily adv ˈpettiness npet•ty (ˈpɛt i)
adj. -ti•er, -ti•est. 1. of little or no importance; inconsequential: petty grievances. 2. of lesser importance or merit; minor: petty considerations. 3. having or showing narrow ideas, interests, etc.: petty minds. 4. ungenerous in trifling matters: a petty person. 5. showing meanness of spirit: a petty revenge. [1325–75; Middle English peti(t) small, minor < Old French petit < Gallo-Romance *pittīttus] pet′ti•ly, adv. pet′ti•ness, n. syn: petty, paltry, trivial, trifling apply to something that is so insignificant as to be almost unworthy of notice. petty implies lack of significance or worth: petty quarrels. paltry applies to something that is contemptibly small or worthless: I was paid a paltry sum. trivial applies to something that is slight or insignificant, often being in contrast to something that is important: a trivial task. trifling is often interchangeable with trivial; however, trifling implies an even lesser, almost negligible, importance or worth: to ignore a trifling error. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | petty - larceny of property having a value less than some amount (the amount varies by locale)petit larceny, petty larcenylarceny, stealing, theft, thievery, thieving - the act of taking something from someone unlawfully; "the thieving is awful at Kennedy International" | | Adj. | 1. | petty - inferior in rank or status; "the junior faculty"; "a lowly corporal"; "petty officialdom"; "a subordinate functionary"junior-grade, lower-ranking, subaltern, lowly, secondaryjunior - younger; lower in rank; shorter in length of tenure or service | | 2. | petty - (informal) small and of little importance; "a fiddling sum of money"; "a footling gesture"; "our worries are lilliputian compared with those of countries that are at war"; "a little (or small) matter"; "a dispute over niggling details"; "limited to petty enterprises"; "piffling efforts"; "giving a police officer a free meal may be against the law, but it seems to be a picayune infraction"fiddling, footling, niggling, picayune, piddling, piffling, trivial, lilliputian, littlecolloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speechunimportant - not important; "a relatively unimportant feature of the system"; "the question seems unimportant" | | 3. | petty - contemptibly narrow in outlook; "petty little comments"; "disgusted with their small-minded pettiness"small-mindednarrow-minded, narrow - lacking tolerance or flexibility or breadth of view; "a brilliant but narrow-minded judge"; "narrow opinions" |
pettyadjective1. trivial, inferior, insignificant, little, small, slight, trifling, negligible, unimportant, paltry, measly (informal), contemptible, piddling (informal), inconsiderable, inessential, nickel-and-dime (U.S. slang) Rows would start over petty things.
trivial major, important, significant, essential, considerable, momentous, consequential2. small-minded, mean, cheap, grudging, shabby, spiteful, stingy, ungenerous, mean-minded I think that attitude is a bit petty.
small-minded liberal, generous, tolerant, open-minded, magnanimous, broad-minded3. minor, lower, junior, secondary, lesser, subordinate, inferior Wilson was not a man who dealt with petty officials.pettyadjective1. Contemptibly unimportant:inconsiderable, negligible, niggling, nugatory, paltry, picayune, piddling, small, small-minded, trifling.Slang: measly.Idiom: of no account.2. Not broad or elevated in scope or understanding:limited, little, narrow, narrow-minded, small, small-minded.3. Ungenerously or pettily reluctant to spend money:cheap, close, close-fisted, costive, hard-fisted, mean, miserly, niggard, niggardly, parsimonious, penny-pinching, penurious, pinching, stingy, tight, tightfisted.4. Below another in standing or importance:inferior, junior, lesser, low, lower, minor, minor-league, secondary, small, subaltern, subordinate, under.Informal: smalltime.Translationspetty (ˈpeti) adjective1. of very little importance; trivial. petty details. 瑣碎的，微不足道的，不重要的 琐碎的，次要的，不重要的 2. deliberately nasty for a foolish or trivial reason. petty behaviour. 小心眼的 卑劣的，狭隘的 ˈpettily adverb 微小地，卑鄙地 微小地，卑鄙地 ˈpettiness noun 微小，瑣碎，卑鄙 微小，琐碎，卑鄙 petty cash money used for small, everyday expenses in an office etc. 小額現金，零用錢 小额现金，零用现金
petty
petty Law of lesser importance Pettygirl airbrushed beauty, scantily clad in Esquire’s pages. [Am. Lit.: Misc.]See: Sex SymbolsMedicalSeePetitpetty
Related to petty: petty cash bookpetty of lesser importance.petty
Related to petty: petty cash bookSynonyms for pettyadj trivialSynonyms- trivial
- inferior
- insignificant
- little
- small
- slight
- trifling
- negligible
- unimportant
- paltry
- measly
- contemptible
- piddling
- inconsiderable
- inessential
- nickel-and-dime
Antonyms- major
- important
- significant
- essential
- considerable
- momentous
- consequential
adj small-mindedSynonyms- small-minded
- mean
- cheap
- grudging
- shabby
- spiteful
- stingy
- ungenerous
- mean-minded
Antonyms- liberal
- generous
- tolerant
- open-minded
- magnanimous
- broad-minded
adj minorSynonyms- minor
- lower
- junior
- secondary
- lesser
- subordinate
- inferior
Synonyms for pettyadj contemptibly unimportantSynonyms- inconsiderable
- negligible
- niggling
- nugatory
- paltry
- picayune
- piddling
- small
- small-minded
- trifling
- measly
adj not broad or elevated in scope or understandingSynonyms- limited
- little
- narrow
- narrow-minded
- small
- small-minded
adj ungenerously or pettily reluctant to spend moneySynonyms- cheap
- close
- close-fisted
- costive
- hard-fisted
- mean
- miserly
- niggard
- niggardly
- parsimonious
- penny-pinching
- penurious
- pinching
- stingy
- tight
- tightfisted
adj below another in standing or importanceSynonyms- inferior
- junior
- lesser
- low
- lower
- minor
- minor-league
- secondary
- small
- subaltern
- subordinate
- under
- smalltime
Synonyms for pettynoun larceny of property having a value less than some amount (the amount varies by locale)Synonyms- petit larceny
- petty larceny
Related Words- larceny
- stealing
- theft
- thievery
- thieving
adj inferior in rank or statusSynonyms- junior-grade
- lower-ranking
- subaltern
- lowly
- secondary
Related Wordsadj (informal) small and of little importanceSynonyms- fiddling
- footling
- niggling
- picayune
- piddling
- piffling
- trivial
- lilliputian
- little
Related Wordsadj contemptibly narrow in outlookSynonymsRelated Words |