Definition of petty
English to English adjective - Little; trifling; inconsiderable; also, inferior; subordinate; as, a petty fault; a petty prince.
source: Webster 1913 noun - larceny of property having a value less than some amount (the amount varies by locale)
source: WordNet 3.0 adjective satellite - inferior in rank or status
The junior faculty.
A lowly corporal.
Petty officialdom.
A subordinate functionary.
source: WordNet 3.0 - (informal) small and of little importance
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.
source: WordNet 3.0 - contemptibly narrow in outlook
Petty little comments.
Disgusted with their small-minded pettiness.
source: WordNet 3.0
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