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单词 petty
释义

petty ​‌

​adjective
UK /ˈpeti/
Other entries for this word
petty cash noun
petty crime noun
petty larceny noun
petty officer noun
petty bourgeois adjective
the petty bourgeoisie noun
petty jury noun at petit jury
petit jury noun
Word Forms
adjectivepetty
comparativepettier
superlativepettiest
DEFINITIONS3
  1. 1
    ​usually before nounnot important and not worth worrying about

    I’m not interested in their petty squabbles.

    Village life is full of gossip and petty jealousies.

    Synonyms and related words
    Unimportant
    unimportant
    minor
    irrelevant
  2. 2
    unpleasant to someone because you care too much about something that is not really important

    It was a bit petty to make me apologize to everyone.

    Synonyms and related words
    Words used to describe someone who is easily annoyed or difficult to please
    bad-tempered
    irritable
    moody
  3. 3
    ​only before nounminor

    a petty criminal/thief/offender

    petty bureaucrats/officials

    Synonyms and related words
    Unimportant
    unimportant
    minor
    irrelevant
derived word
pettiness
​noun
Synonyms and related words
Words used to describe someone who is easily annoyed or difficult to please
bad-tempered
irritable
moody

petty ​‌

​adjective
US /ˈpeti/
Other entries for this word
petty cash noun
petty crime noun
petty larceny noun
petty officer noun
petty bourgeois adjective
the petty bourgeoisie noun
petty jury noun at petit jury
petit jury noun
Word Forms
adjectivepetty
comparativepettier
superlativepettiest
DEFINITIONS3
  1. 1
    ​usually before nounnot important and not worth worrying about

    I’m not interested in their petty squabbles.

    Village life is full of gossip and petty jealousies.

    Synonyms and related words
    Unimportant
    unimportant
    minor
    irrelevant
  2. 2
    unpleasant to someone because you care too much about something that is not really important

    It was a bit petty to make me apologize to everyone.

    Synonyms and related words
    Words used to describe someone who is easily annoyed or difficult to please
    bad-tempered
    irritable
    moody
  3. 3
    ​only before nounminor

    petty bureaucrats/officials

    a petty criminal/thief/offender

    Synonyms and related words
    Unimportant
    unimportant
    minor
    irrelevant
derived word
pettiness
​noun
Synonyms and related words
Words used to describe someone who is easily annoyed or difficult to please
bad-tempered
irritable
moody
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