petty: words & expression meanings, synonyms, definition, antonyms, examples of usage, similar terms from the free dictionary www.dictometer.com/petty

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PETTY

(petty, mezquino, smålig)

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1 sense for petty as a Noun:

Synonyms:
- Petit larceny
- Petty larceny
- Petty
Definitions:
- larceny of property having a value less than some amount (the amount varies by locale)

Noun related (for petty)
chief petty officer
petty apartheid
petty bourgeoisie
petty cash
petty criticism
petty juror
petty jury
petty larceny
petty morel
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3 senses for petty as an Adjective:

Synonyms:
- Junior-grade
- Lower-ranking
- Lowly
- Petty
- Secondary
- Subaltern
Definitions:
- inferior in rank or status
Examples:
- The junior faculty
- A lowly corporal
- Petty officialdom
- A subordinate functionary
Antonyms:
- Senior
Synonyms:
- Fiddling
- Footling
- Lilliputian
- Little
- Niggling
- Piddling
- Piffling
- Petty
- Picayune
- Trivial
Definitions:
- (informal) small and of little importance
Examples:
- A fiddling sum of money
- A footling gesture
- Our worries are lilliputian compared with those of countries that are at war
- A little (or small) matter
- A dispute over niggling details
- Limited to petty enterprises
- Piffling efforts
- Giving a police officer a free meal may be against the law, but it seems to be a picayune infraction
Antonyms:
- Important
- Of import
Synonyms:
- Petty
- Small-minded
Definitions:
- contemptibly narrow in outlook
Examples:
- Petty little comments
- Disgusted with their small-minded pettiness
Antonyms:
- Broad-minded

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