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petty
adjective
noun
contemptibly narrow in outlook
Quick reference
Word Facts
- Word length
- 5
- Starts with
- P
- Ends with
- Y
- Contains
- ETT
- Scrabble score
- 10
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
How it sounds
Pronunciation
ˈpɛti
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Meaning
Definitions
adjective
contemptibly narrow in outlook
“petty little comments”
adjective
(informal) small and of little importance
“a fiddling sum of money”
adjective
inferior in rank or status
“a lowly corporal”
noun
larceny of property having a value less than some amount (the amount varies by locale)
In context
Example Sentences
petty little comments
disgusted with their small-minded pettiness
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
a lowly corporal
petty officialdom
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