petty-mindedadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌpɛtɪˈmʌɪndᵻd/, U.S.

/ˈˌpɛdiˈˌmaɪndᵻd/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: petty adj., minded adj.²

Etymology: < petty adj. + minded adj.²

derogatory.

Having, or characteristic of, a mind that dwells on the trivial and ignores what is important; narrow, small-minded, spiteful. Also as n.: (with the) petty-minded people as a class.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [adjective] > paltry, mean, or contemptible > fussing or small-minded

fistinga1535

petty1597

whiffling1613

leguleian1615

fiddle-faddle1617

leguleious1660

pottering1720

poking1748

niggling1827

poky1828

whifflegig1830

niggly1840

pistareen1860

petty-minded1927

1813 Examiner 21 Mar. 184/2 All that we see every day only tends to make us lament more and more this unwise, petty-minded, and unnatural quarrel.

1837 M. Shelley Falkner I. xii. 209 Her dignity [sprang] from a reliance on her own powers, and a forgetfulness of every triviality which haunts the petty-minded.

1855 Times 13 Oct. 9/2 Her cross-grained and petty-minded consort.

1927 V. Woolf in Forum (N.Y.) May 707 It was all so paltry, weak-blooded, and petty-minded to care so much at her age.

1978 Times 24 Jan. 14/5 This..petty-minded change of policy.

2000 Independent 6 Jan. ii. 11/6 Expect your friends to take the piss out of this stereotypically petty-minded, totally unsexy career choice.

Derivatives

ˌpetty-ˈmindedness n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [noun] > paltriness, meanness, or contempt > smallness of mind

littlenessa1400

slenderness?1542

pettiness1581

pettiship1581

pusillitya1620

petty-mindedness1853

naggle1865

puniness1871

chickenshit1944

1853 M. Howitt tr. F. Bremer Homes of New World 110 Calling up petty-mindedness, selfishness, bitterness, causing..endless vexation in every quarter?

1909 Daily Chron. 10 June 7/4 Weakness and petty-mindedness were fostered by the narrow sphere and limited outlook that..such tasks necessitated.

1996 Independent 14 Mar. 15/1 Its rejection, by stubborn short-sightedness and conspiratorial backstabbing, is a triumph for petty-mindedness.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	petty-minded
释义	petty-mindedadj.n. Brit. /ˌpɛtɪˈmʌɪndᵻd/, U.S. /ˈˌpɛdiˈˌmaɪndᵻd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: petty adj., minded adj.² Etymology: < petty adj. + minded adj.² derogatory. Having, or characteristic of, a mind that dwells on the trivial and ignores what is important; narrow, small-minded, spiteful. Also as n.: (with the) petty-minded people as a class. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [adjective] > paltry, mean, or contemptible > fussing or small-minded fistinga1535 petty1597 whiffling1613 leguleian1615 fiddle-faddle1617 leguleious1660 pottering1720 poking1748 niggling1827 poky1828 whifflegig1830 niggly1840 pistareen1860 petty-minded1927 1813 Examiner 21 Mar. 184/2 All that we see every day only tends to make us lament more and more this unwise, petty-minded, and unnatural quarrel. 1837 M. Shelley Falkner I. xii. 209 Her dignity [sprang] from a reliance on her own powers, and a forgetfulness of every triviality which haunts the petty-minded. 1855 Times 13 Oct. 9/2 Her cross-grained and petty-minded consort. 1927 V. Woolf in Forum (N.Y.) May 707 It was all so paltry, weak-blooded, and petty-minded to care so much at her age. 1978 Times 24 Jan. 14/5 This..petty-minded change of policy. 2000 Independent 6 Jan. ii. 11/6 Expect your friends to take the piss out of this stereotypically petty-minded, totally unsexy career choice. Derivatives ˌpetty-ˈmindedness n. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [noun] > paltriness, meanness, or contempt > smallness of mind littlenessa1400 slenderness?1542 pettiness1581 pettiship1581 pusillitya1620 petty-mindedness1853 naggle1865 puniness1871 chickenshit1944 1853 M. Howitt tr. F. Bremer Homes of New World 110 Calling up petty-mindedness, selfishness, bitterness, causing..endless vexation in every quarter? 1909 Daily Chron. 10 June 7/4 Weakness and petty-mindedness were fostered by the narrow sphere and limited outlook that..such tasks necessitated. 1996 Independent 14 Mar. 15/1 Its rejection, by stubborn short-sightedness and conspiratorial backstabbing, is a triumph for petty-mindedness. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1813
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