How to use petty in a sentence. Petty adjective (selfish) selfish and mean, esp Because of having too much interest in small and unimportant matters: If you describe someone's behavior as petty, you mean that they care too much about small, unimportant things and perhaps that they are unnecessarily unkind. A petty fault petty squabbles of persons or their behaviour Marked by or reflective of undesirably limited interests, sympathies, or views
Also, preoccupied with subjects having little or no importance and not mindful of broader concerns [from 16th c.] synonyms, antonym quotations Definition of petty adjective in oxford advanced learner's dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more. Of little or no importance Of lesser importance or merit
Petty, paltry, trifling, trivial apply to something that is so insignificant as to be almost unworthy of notice Petty implies contemptible insignificance and littleness, inferiority and small worth Liberal, tolerant, open, cosmopolitan, receptive, catholic, objective, impartial
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