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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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The meaning of PETTY is having secondary rank or importance : minor, subordinate. How to use petty in a sentence.
PETTY definition: 1. not important and not worth giving attention to: 2. complaining too much about things that are…. Learn more.
Petty definition: of little or no importance or consequence. See examples of PETTY used in a sentence.
If you describe someone's behaviour as petty, you mean that they care too much about small, unimportant things and perhaps that they are unnecessarily unkind. [ disapproval ] He was petty-minded and obsessed with detail.
Definitions of petty. adjective. (informal) small and of little importance. “limited to petty enterprises” synonyms: fiddling, footling, lilliputian, little, niggling, picayune, piddling, piffling, trivial. unimportant. not important. adjective. inferior in rank or status. “ petty officialdom”
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. b. Law Variant of petit.
Definition of petty adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
