| Front | petty |
|---|---|
| Back | pet‧ty /ˈpeti/ adjective 1a petty problem, detail etc is small and unimportant SYN trivial: petty squabbles petty restrictions 2unkind and caring too much about small unimportant things: How can she be so petty? petty jealousy and spitefulness 3petty crime a crime that is not serious, for example stealing things that are not very valuable 4petty criminal/thief etc a criminal whose crimes are not very serious 5a 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 |
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