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- Dictionarypetty/ˈpɛti/
adjective
- 1. of little importance; trivial: "both groups are known to fight over petty issues" Similar Opposite
- 2. of secondary or lesser importance, rank, or scale; minor: "a petty official"
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PETTY definition: 1. not important and not worth giving attention to: 2. complaining too much about things that are…. Learn more.
1. : having secondary rank or importance : minor, subordinate. 2. : having little or no importance or significance. 3. : marked by or reflective of narrow interests and sympathies : small-minded. pettily. ˈpe-tə-lē. adverb. pettiness. ˈpe-tē-nəs. noun. Synonyms. illiberal. insular. Lilliputian. little. narrow-minded. parochial. picayune.
petty implies contemptible insignificance and littleness, inferiority and small worth: petty quarrels. paltry is applied to something that is beneath one’s notice, even despicable: a paltry amount. Something that is trifling is so unimportant and inconsiderable as to be practically negligible: a trifling error.
Definitions of petty. adjective. (informal) small and of little importance. “limited to petty enterprises” synonyms: fiddling, footling, lilliputian, little, niggling, picayune, piddling, piffling, trivial. unimportant. not important. adjective. inferior in rank or status. “ petty officialdom”
having or showing narrow ideas, interests, etc.: petty minds. Synonyms: small. mean or ungenerous in small or trifling things: a petty person. Synonyms: miserly, stingy. Antonyms: generous. showing or caused by meanness of spirit: a petty revenge. of secondary rank, especially in relation to others of the same class or kind:
petty meaning, definition, what is petty: a petty problem, detail etc is small and...: Learn more.
Definition of petty adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. You can use petty to describe things such as problems, rules, or arguments that you think are unimportant or relate to unimportant things. [disapproval] [...] 2. If you describe someone's behavior as petty, you mean that they care too much about small, unimportant things and perhaps that they are unnecessarily unkind. [disapproval] [...] 3.
1. Of small importance; trivial: a petty grievance. See Synonyms at trivial. 2. Showing an excessive concern with unimportant matters or minor details, especially in a narrow-minded way: petty partisanship. 3. a. Of lesser importance or rank; subordinate: a petty prince. b. Law Variant of petit.
Having or showing a tendency to make much of small matters. Webster's New World. Small-minded; mean, narrow, ungenerous, etc. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Relatively low in rank; subordinate. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Synonyms: subaltern. secondary. lowly. lower-ranking. junior-grade. piffling. fiddling. footling.
