How to use petty in a sentence. Petty, paltry, trifling, trivial apply to something that is so insignificant as to be almost unworthy of notice Petty adjective (selfish) selfish and mean, esp
Petty Betty – Salty Sleeves
Because of having too much interest in small and unimportant matters:
Of little or no importance
Of lesser importance or merit Having or showing narrow ideas, interests, etc. 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. The adjective is derived from middle english peti, pety (“little, small Insignificant”) (modern french petit), [2] ultimately of imitative origin.
