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pettier Definition


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petty
adj pettier, pettiest
    1. Being of minor importance; trivial.
      Thesaurus: trivial, insignificant, unimportant, negligible, inessential, trifling, small-time, secondary; puny, measly, paltry, piddling; Antonym: significant.
    2. Small-minded or childishly spiteful.
      Thesaurus: shallow, small-minded, ungenerous, mean, contemptible; Antonym: large-minded, generous.
    3. Referring to a low or subordinate rank.
Derivative: pettily
adverb
    Derivative: pettiness
    noun
      Etymology: 14c: from French petit small.



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