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- 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
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definition 2: |
narrow in mind, outlook, or interests.
- synonyms:
- insular, narrow-minded, provincial
- similar words:
- little, mean, myopic, narrow, parochial, purblind, small-minded, trifling
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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
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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
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related words: |
captious, illiberal, mean, negligible, scrub, shallow, sordid, surface, trifling |
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
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derivations: |
pettily (adv.), pettiness (n.) |
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