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Definition of: petty
(pet′ē) adjective ·ti·er, ·ti·est
1. Having little worth, importance, position, or rank; trifling; inferior: also spelled petit.
2. Having little scope or generosity; narrow-minded.
3. Mean; spiteful. See synonyms under CHILDISH, INSIGNIFICANT, LITTLE, SMALL.
—noun A small amount of money advanced from a week's wages. [<F petit small. See PETIT.]
—pet′ti·ly adverb
—pet′ti·ness noun
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