pettiness

pet·ty

P0221400 (pĕt′ē)adj. pet·ti·er, pet·ti·est 1. Of small importance; trivial: a petty grievance. See Synonyms at trivial.2. Showing an excessive concern with unimportant matters or minor details, especially in a narrow-minded way: petty partisanship.3. a. Of lesser importance or rank; subordinate: a petty prince.b. Law Variant of petit.

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[Middle English peti, from Old French, variant of petit; see petit.]

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pet′ti·ly adv.pet′ti·ness n.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	pettiness - narrowness of mind or ideas or viewsnarrow-mindedness, narrowness - an inclination to criticize opposing opinions or shocking behavior
	2.	pettiness - the quality of being unimportant and petty or frivolouspuniness, slightness, trivialityunimportance - the quality of not being important or worthy of notejoke - a triviality not to be taken seriously; "I regarded his campaign for mayor as a joke"
	3.	pettiness - lack of generosity in trifling matterslittleness, smallnessminginess, niggardliness, niggardness, tightfistedness, meanness, parsimoniousness, parsimony, closeness, tightness - extreme stinginess

pettiness

nounContemptible unimportance:inconsiderableness, negligibility, negligibleness, paltriness, smallness, triviality, trivialness.

Translations

卑鄙微小琐碎

petty

(ˈpeti) adjective1. of very little importance; trivial. petty details. 瑣碎的，微不足道的，不重要的 琐碎的，次要的，不重要的 2. deliberately nasty for a foolish or trivial reason. petty behaviour. 小心眼的 卑劣的，狭隘的 ˈpettily adverb 微小地，卑鄙地 微小地，卑鄙地 ˈpettiness noun 微小，瑣碎，卑鄙 微小，琐碎，卑鄙 petty cash money used for small, everyday expenses in an office etc. 小額現金，零用錢 小额现金，零用现金