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petty
adjective /ˈpet.i/
/ˈpet̬-/ disapprovingDefinition
C2 [before noun] not important and not worth giving attention to: Prisoners complain that they are subjected to too many petty rules and restrictions.Of little or less importance › [after noun] complaining too much about things that are not important: Don't be so petty!ComplainingNarrow-minded pettiness
/-nəs/ noun [U] › It was the pettiness of their arguments that irritated her.Narrow-minded
(Definition of petty adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- be in/under sb's shadow idiom
- be neither here nor there idiom
- be no big deal idiom
- derisory adjective
- fiddling adjective
- lowly adjective
- meaningless adjective (NOT IMPORTANT)
- mere adjective
- minor adjective (UNIMPORTANT)
- mouldy adjective (BAD)
- nickel-and-dime adjective
- rinky-dink adjective
- sideshow noun
- small-time adjective
- stay on the sidelines idiom
- sub- prefix (NOT EQUAL)
- subordinate adjective
- subordinate noun
- subordinate verb
- valueless adjective (IMPORTANCE)
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