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单词 petty
释义 Adjective: petty (pettier,pettiest)  petee
  1. Inferior in rank or status
    "petty officialdom"
    - junior-grade, lower-ranking, lowly, secondary, subaltern 
  2. (informal) small and of little importance
    "limited to petty enterprises"
    - fiddling, footling, lilliputian, little, niggling, piddling, piffling, picayune [N. Amer], trivial 
  3. Contemptibly narrow in outlook
    "petty little comments"
    - small-minded
Noun: petty  petee
  1. Larceny of property having a value less than some amount (the amount varies by locale)
    - petit larceny, petty larceny

Derived forms: pettier, pettiest, petties

See also: junior, narrow, narrow-minded, pettily, pettiness, unimportant

Type of: larceny, stealing, theft, thievery, thieving

Encyclopedia: Petty, Inverness Petty Petty, Texas Petty, TX

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