petty

IPA: pˈɛti

noun

  • (dialectal, euphemistic, informal) An outbuilding used as a lavatory; an outhouse, a privy.
  • (historical) A class or school for young schoolboys.
  • (obsolete, chiefly in the plural, also figuratively) A little schoolboy, either in grade or size.
  • A surname.

adjective

  • (often derogatory)
  • Having little or no importance.
  • Of persons or their behaviour: marked by or reflective of undesirably limited interests, sympathies, or views; begrudging, selfish, small-minded; also, preoccupied with subjects having little or no importance and not mindful of broader concerns.
  • (informal) Inclined to cause frustration or annoyance to others out of spite over minor grievances; extremely vindictive.
  • (historical) Of or relating to the lowest grade or level of school; junior, primary.
  • (obsolete except in set phrases)
  • Little or small in size.
  • Secondary in importance or rank; minor, subordinate.
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Examples of "petty" in Sentences

  • The merits of the fact are petty.
  • The inexperience concerns seem petty.
  • He's a vainglorious and petty autocrat.
  • The oppositions appear to be flimsy and petty.
  • They are often the petty shopkeepers in the villages.
  • It is petty details of life and the eternal verities.
  • The album was a breakthrough for Petty and the Heartbreakers.
  • It's petty foolishness and is symptomatic of clannish myopia.

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