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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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not important and not worth giving attention to: Prisoners complain that they are subjected to too many petty rules and restrictions. [ after noun ] complaining too much about things that are not important: Don't be so petty!
The meaning of PETTY is having secondary rank or importance : minor, subordinate. How to use petty in a sentence.
of little or no importance or consequence: petty grievances. Synonyms: slight, inconsiderable, negligible, nugatory. Antonyms: important. of lesser or secondary importance, merit, etc.; minor: petty considerations. having or showing narrow ideas, interests, etc.: petty minds. Synonyms: small.
You can use petty to describe things such as problems, rules, or arguments which you think are unimportant or relate to unimportant things. He was miserable all the time and rows would start over petty things.
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.
adj. pet·ti·er, pet·ti·est. 1. Of small importance; trivial: a petty grievance. See Synonyms at trivial. 2. Showing an excessive concern with unimportant matters or minor details, especially in a narrow-minded way: petty partisanship. 3. a. Of lesser importance or rank; subordinate: a petty prince.
Definition of petty adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
PETTY definition: 1. unimportant or not serious: 2. complaining too much about unimportant things: . Learn more.
petty meaning, definition, what is petty: a petty problem, detail etc is small and...: Learn more.
Having or showing a tendency to make much of small matters. Webster's New World. Small-minded; mean, narrow, ungenerous, etc. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Relatively low in rank; subordinate. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Synonyms: subaltern. secondary. lowly. lower-ranking. junior-grade. piffling. fiddling. footling.
