petty (redirected from pettiest)

pet·ty  (pt)

adj. pet·ti·er, pet·ti·est

1. Of small importance; trivial: a petty grievance.

2. Marked by narrowness of mind, ideas, or views.

3. Marked by meanness or lack of generosity, especially in trifling matters.

4. Secondary in importance or rank; subordinate. See Synonyms at trivial.

5. Law Variant of petit.

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[Middle English peti, from Old French, variant of petit; see petit.]

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petti·ly adv.

petti·ness n.

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petty

Adjective

[-tier, -tiest]

1. trivial or unimportant: petty details

2. small-minded: petty spite

3. low in importance: petty criminals [French petit little]

pettily adv
pettiness n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	petty - larceny of property having a value less than some amount (the amount varies by locale) petit larceny, petty larceny larceny, stealing, theft, thievery, thieving - the act of taking something from someone unlawfully; "the thieving is awful at Kennedy International"
Adj.	1.	petty - inferior in rank or status; "the junior faculty"; "a lowly corporal"; "petty officialdom"; "a subordinate functionary" junior-grade, lower-ranking, subaltern, lowly, secondary junior - younger; lower in rank; shorter in length of tenure or service
	2.	petty - (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" fiddling, footling, niggling, picayune, piddling, piffling, trivial, lilliputian, little colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech unimportant - not important; "a relatively unimportant feature of the system"; "the question seems unimportant"
	3.	petty - contemptibly narrow in outlook; "petty little comments"; "disgusted with their small-minded pettiness" small-minded narrow-minded, narrow - lacking tolerance or flexibility or breadth of view; "a brilliant but narrow-minded judge"; "narrow opinions"

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petty

adjective 1. trivial, inferior, insignificant, little, small, slight, trifling, negligible, unimportant, paltry, measly (informal) contemptible, piddling (informal) inconsiderable, inessential, nickel-and-dime U.S. (slang) << OPPOSITE important

adjective 2. small-minded, mean, cheap, grudging, shabby, spiteful, stingy, ungenerous, mean-minded << OPPOSITE broad-minded

adjective 3. minor, lower, junior, secondary, lesser, subordinate, inferior

Translations

petty [ˈpɛtɪ] adj (= mean) → mezquino (= unimportant); insignificante

petty [ˈpɛtɪ] adj (= mean) → mesquin(e) (= unimportant); insignifiant(e) → sans importance

petty [ˈpɛtɪ] adj (= trivial) → unbedeutend (= small-minded); kleinlich; [crime] → geringfügig; [official] → untergeordnet; [excuse] → billig; [remark] → spitz

petty [ˈpɛtɪ] adj (= mean) → meschino/a (= unimportant); insignificante

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petty

adj petty [ˈpeti]

1 of very little importance; trivial petty details. klein, nietig صَغير، زَهيد дребен banální; bezvýznamný ubetydelig; uvæsentlig geringfügig ασήμαντος insignificante, nimio, de poca monta pisi- کم اهمیت؛ ناچیز vähäinen insignifiant זוּטָר नगण्य, तुच्छ, क्षुद्र, छोटा-मोटा sitan,neznatan jelentéktelen remeh smávægilegur, ómerkilegur insignificante つまらない 사소한 menkas, niekingas, smulkus maznozīmīgs; sīks, nesvarīgs remeh-temeh onbetekenend ubetydelig, triviell mało ważny, nieistotny insignificante neînsemnat незначительный bezvýznamný nepomemben neznatan obetydlig, trivial, futtig, bagatellartad เล็กน้อย önemsiz 次要的，不重要的 незначний; неважливий معمولي nhỏ mọn 次要的，不重要的

2 deliberately nasty for a foolish or trivial reason petty behaviour. nietig, kleinlik حَقير، تافِه дребнав malicherný smålig kleinlich μικροπρεπής mezquino väiklane کوته فکر pikkumainen mesquin קַטנוּנִי क्षुद्र sitničavo kicsinyes nakal lítilmótlegur meschino 狭量な 쩨쩨한 niekingas, smulkmeniškas zemisks; nejauks menjengkelkan pietluttig smålig małostkowy mesquinho meschin мелочный malicherný malenkosten sitničav småsint, småskuren เห็นแก่ตัว bayağı 渺小的；卑劣的 дріб'язковий; обмежений حقير tiểu nhân 渺小的；卑劣的

adv ˈpettily

nietig بِحَقارَه، بِتَفاهَه дребнаво malicherně ubetydeligt; uvæsentligt; småligt geringfügig μικροπρεπώς mezquinamente tühiselt تنگ نظرانه pikkumaisesti avec mesquinerie בְּצוּרָה קַטנוּנִית तुच्छता से sitničav jelentéktelenül, kicsinyesen secara remeh lítilmótlega in maniera meschina ささいなことで 인색하게, 비열하게 niekingai, smulkmeniškai zemiski; nejauki dgn cara yg menjengkelkan pietluttig smålig małostkowo com mesquinhez (în mod) meschin мелко malicherne malenkostno sitničavo obetydligt, futtigt อย่างไรร้สาระ bayağı bir şekilde 微小地，卑鄙地 неважливо تھوڑا سا، معمولي سا vụn vặt 微小地，卑鄙地

n ˈpettiness

nietigheid صِغَر، تفاهَه дребнавост malichernost smålighed die Geringfügigkeit, die Kleinlichkeit μικροπρέπεια mezquindaz, pobreza de espíritu tühisus کوته نظری pikkumaisuus mesquinerie קַטנוּנִיוּת तुच्छता uskogrudnost,malenkost kicsinyesség; csekélység keremehan lágkúra; smámunasemi meschinità; insignificanza 狭量さ 쩨쩨함 niekingumas, smulkmeniškumas maznozīmīgums; zemiskums sikap remeh onbeduidenheid, pietluttigheid smålighet małostkowość mesquinhez meschinărie мелочность malichernosť malenkostnost sitničavost obetydlighet, futtighet เรื่องไร้สาระ bayağılık 微小，瑣碎，卑鄙 незначність کمينہ پن، سبکي tính nhỏ nhen 微小，琐碎，卑鄙

petty cash

money used for small, everyday expenses in an office etc. kleinkas مَبْلَغ صَغير، نَثْرِيّات дребни пари drobná hotovost kontantbeholdning das Kleingeld χρήματα για μικροέξοδα dinero para gastos menores, caja chica käsikassa پول صندوق käteiskassa petite caisse קוּפָּה קְטָנָה खुदरा रोकड़ džeparac kézipénztár, kiskassza kas kecil reiðufé (fondo per le piccole spese) 小額手許金 잔돈, 소액 현금 smulkioms išlaidoms skirti pinigai nauda sīkiem izdevumiem tunai runcit kleine kas småpenger kasa podręczna, drobne fundo de despesas cheltuieli zilnice мелкие статьи расхода malá hotovosť dnevna blagajna priručna blagajna handkassa เงินสดย่อย küçük ödenek 小額現金 дрібні гроші جيب خرچ tiền tiêu vặt 小额现金