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petty

pet·ty

petty

 
 
pronunciation:
pe ti
features:
Word Combinations (adjective)
part of speech: adjective
inflections: pettier, pettiest
definition 1: of little importance, interest, or consequence; trivial.
petty differences
synonyms:
insignificant, negligible, niggling, picayune, piddling, trifling, trivial
antonyms:
gross, important, momentous
similar words:
futile, idle, inconsequential, inconsiderable, light, little, mickey mouse, nugatory, paltry, puny, slight, small
definition 2: narrow in mind, outlook, or interests.
synonyms:
insular, narrow-minded, provincial
similar words:
little, mean, myopic, narrow, parochial, purblind, small-minded, trifling
definition 3: mean, or inclined to meanness; small-minded; spiteful.
a petty desire for revenge
synonyms:
mean, picayune, small, small-minded, spiteful
antonyms:
magnanimous, noble
similar words:
little, shabby, splenetic
definition 4: of lesser importance or status; minor.
a petty official
synonyms:
junior, lesser, minor
antonyms:
big-time, important
similar words:
associate, lower, secondary, subordinate
Word Combinations  About this feature
adverb + (adj.)petty seemingly
(adj.)petty + noun addict, annoyance, apartheid, autograph, bickering, bourgeoisie, bully, bureaucrat, burglary, buying, capitalist, cash, charge, chief, class, coast, commerce, commodity, complaint, corruption, crime, criminal, crook, cruelty, dealer, dictator, dictatorship, disagreement, dishonesty, dispute, distraction, drug, ego, enterprise, entrepreneur, envy, feud, fight, fraud, gangster, gossip, graft, greed, grievance, harassment, hatred, infighting, infraction, intellectual, intrigue, jealousy, kingdom, larceny, ledger, liar, lie, merchandise, merchant, mischief, misdemeanor, mug, nobility, noble, obsession, offender, offense, officer, pace, partisanship, politics, prejudice, proprietor, quarrel, revenge, rivalry, robbery, ruler, selling, shit, shoplifting, slight, snobbery, squabble, theft, thief, thievery, trader, trading, triumph, tyranny, tyrant, vandalism, vanity, vendetta, vengeance, violation [See all][See only the most frequent]
derivations: pettily (adv.), pettiness (n.)