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petty::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | small-minded |
| Derivation | pettiness |
petty little comments.
petty::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | petit larceny, petty larceny |
| Type of | thieving, thievery, theft, stealing, larceny |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | junior-grade, lower-ranking, lowly, secondary, subaltern |
| Derivation | pettiness |
petty officialdom.
Examples of petty
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Back in Christianity's early days, petty semantics could cause powerful schisms.
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First he fired popular state historian Fred Armstrong in a petty power struggle.
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Many businesses are entangled in petty rules when they seek to set up or expand.
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Not because we we're being petty and detest Blue, but it's more energetic track.
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You don't want to acquire a reputation for being petty, vindictive, or tactless.
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One result is a resurgence under Communism of Marx's despised petty bourgeoisie.
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Meanwhile, we sit there in our ratty T-shirt and sweats and make petty comments.
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Growing up in California in the 1920s, he indulged in petty thievery as a child.
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You're perfectly within your rights to do that, but it seems ridiculously petty.
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- Junior-grade: inferior in rank or status; "the junior faculty"; "a lowly corporal"; "petty officialdom"; "a subordinate functionary"
- Petit larceny: larceny of property having a value less than some amount (the amount varies by locale)
- Fiddling: (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 ...
- Contemptibly narrow in outlook; "petty little comments"; "disgusted with their small-minded pettiness"
- (pettily) in a petty way
- Little, small, secondary in rank or importance; insignificant, trifling, or inconsiderable; narrow-minded, small-minded
- Also "Petty cash" this is a cash draw privilege for Staff. They draw cash from the office against salary for the season. There will be a limit on when and how much can be drawn at one time. One can not draw more than his/her salary amount for the summer. ...
- Offense A minor crime and for which the punishment is usually just a small fine or short term of imprisonment.
