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PETTY definition: 1. not important and not worth giving attention to: 2. complaining too much about things that are…. Learn more.
Petty: [biographical name] Sir William 1623–1687 English political economist.
Petty definition: of little or no importance or consequence. See examples of PETTY used in a sentence.
4 meanings: 1. trivial; trifling; inessential 2. of a narrow-minded, mean, or small-natured disposition or character 3. minor.... Click for more definitions.
Petty used to mean just "petite" or "small," but now it's used for things that are trivial and shouldn’t matter much. If you host world leaders and spend more time picking napkins than memorizing names, you're focused on petty things.
PETTY definition: 1. unimportant or not serious: 2. complaining too much about unimportant things: . Learn more.
The removal of petty restrictions has made life easier. There are plenty of petty bureaucrats who would report you for that. Want to learn more? Find out which words work together and produce more natural-sounding English with the Oxford Collocations Dictionary app. Try it for free as part of the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary app.
Synonyms for PETTY: small, parochial, narrow, little, provincial, insular, sectarian, narrow-minded; Antonyms of PETTY: liberal, tolerant, open, cosmopolitan ...
petty jealousy and spitefulness 3 → petty crime 4 → petty criminal/thief etc 5 GENEROUS a petty official is not important – used especially when they use their power as if they were important Some petty bureaucrat wanted all the documents in triplicate. — pettiness noun [uncountable] the pettiness of Hollywood Examples from the Corpus ...
Definition of petty adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
