petty


Definition: Meaning of, petty in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈpɛti /

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petty pettier pettiest
  1. a petty problem, detail etc is small and unimportant [=  trivial]
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  2. unkind and caring too much about small unimportant things
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  3. petty crime a crime that is not serious, for example stealing things that are not very valuable
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  4. petty criminal/thief etc a criminal whose crimes are not very serious
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  5. a petty official is not important - used especially when they use their power as if they were important
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petty used in phrases

  • chief petty officer (noun)
    1. military a person with the senior noncommissioned naval rank
  • petty apartheid (noun)
    1. racial segregation enforced primarily in public transportation and hotels and restaurants and other public places
  • petty bourgeois (adjective)
    1. paying too much attention to things such as social position, money, and possessions - used to show disapproval
    2. belonging to the group of lower MIDDLE CLASS people
  • petty bourgeoisie (noun)
    1. shopkeepers and clerical staff etc. lower middle class
  • petty cash (noun)
    1. a small amount of money that is kept in an office for making small payments
  • petty criticism (noun)
    1. a petty disparagement
  • petty juror (noun)
    1. a member of a petit jury
  • petty jury (noun)
    1. law a jury of 12 to determine the facts and decide the issue in civil or criminal proceedings
  • petty larceny (noun)
    1. law the crime of stealing things that are worth only a small amount of money
  • petty morel (noun)
    1. unarmed woody rhizomatous perennial plant distinguished from wild sarsaparilla by more aromatic roots and panicled umbels; southeastern North America to Mexico
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