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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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Learn the meaning of petty as an adjective, with synonyms, examples, and word history. Petty can mean having secondary rank or importance, having little or no importance or significance, or marked by or reflective of narrow interests and sympathies.
Petty means not important or worth attention, or complaining too much about small matters. Learn more about the word, its synonyms, and how to use it in sentences.
Petty definition: of little or no importance or consequence. See examples of PETTY used in a sentence.
Petty means small, unimportant, or mean in various contexts. Learn how to use petty in sentences, find synonyms, and compare with related words like trivial, paltry, and trifling.
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”
Petty means unimportant or not serious, or complaining too much about unimportant things. See how to use petty in sentences and translations in different languages.
Petty means small and unimportant, or unkind and caring too much about small things. Learn more about the word, its synonyms, and how to use it in sentences from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.
