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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.)