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pet·ty 
/ˈpɛt
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-adjective, -ti·er, -ti·est. 1.of little or no importance or consequence: petty grievances. 2.of lesser or secondary importance, merit, etc.; minor: petty considerations. 3.having or showing narrow ideas, interests, etc.: petty minds. 4.mean or ungenerous in small or trifling things: a petty person. 5.showing or caused by meanness of spirit: a petty revenge. 6.of secondary rank, esp. in relation to others of the same class or kind: petty states; a petty tyrant.
[Origin: 1325-75; ME peti(t) small, minor < OF petit < Gallo-Romance *pittīttus, of expressive orig.
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/ˈpɛt
i/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunc
-adjective, -ti·er, -ti·est. 1.of little or no importance or consequence: petty grievances. 2.of lesser or secondary importance, merit, etc.; minor: petty considerations. 3.having or showing narrow ideas, interests, etc.: petty minds. 4.mean or ungenerous in small or trifling things: a petty person. 5.showing or caused by meanness of spirit: a petty revenge. 6.of secondary rank, esp. in relation to others of the same class or kind: petty states; a petty tyrant.
[Origin: 1325-75; ME peti(t) small, minor < OF petit < Gallo-Romance *pittīttus, of expressive orig.
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