Petty

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  • adjective. Of small importance; trivial: synonym: trivial.
  • adjective. Narrow-minded or ungenerous, especially in trifling matters.
  • adjective. undefined
  • adjective. Of lesser importance or rank; subordinate.
  • adjective. undefined
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Small; little; trifling; trivial; inconsiderable or insignificant; of little account: as, petty payments; a petty quarrel.
  • Of minor importance or gravity; not heinous or serious: as, petty trespass; a petty crime.
  • Inferior as regards rank, power, capacity, possessions, etc.; not of great importance, standing, or rank: as, a petty prince; a petty proprietor.
  • noun. A junior scholar in a grammar-school; a little child attending school.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Little; trifling; inconsiderable; also, inferior; subordinate
  • adjective. See under Average.
  • adjective. money expended or received in small items or amounts.
  • adjective. a subofficer in the navy, as a gunner, etc., corresponding to a noncommissionned officer in the army.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. Little, small, secondary in rank or importance.
  • adjective. Insignificant, trifling, or inconsiderable.
  • adjective. Narrow-minded, small-minded.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adjective. inferior in rank or status
  • adjective. (informal) small and of little importance
  • noun. larceny of property having a value less than some amount (the amount varies by locale)
  • adjective. contemptibly narrow in outlook