Petty implies contemptible insignificance and littleness, inferiority and small worth How to use petty in a sentence. Petty adjective (selfish) selfish and mean, esp
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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. Liberal, tolerant, open, cosmopolitan, receptive, catholic, objective, impartial
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.
Petty adjective (unimportant) add to word list unimportant or not serious
The meaning of petty is having secondary rank or importance
