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PETTY
(noun) larceny of property having a value less than some amount (the amount varies by locale)
synonyms : petit larceny , petty larcenyHe was guilty of petty larceny. -added by naila_inlas
(adj.) contemptibly narrow in outlook
"petty little comments", "disgusted with their small-minded pettiness"
synonyms : small-mindedHer petty little comments annoyed me. -added by naila_inlas
(adj.) (informal) small and of little importance
"a fiddling sum of money", "a footling gesture", "our worries are lilliputian compared with those of countries that are at war", "a little (or small) matter", "a dispute over niggling details", "limited to petty enterprises", "piffling efforts", "giving a police officer a free meal may be against the law, but it seems to be a picayune infraction"
synonyms : fiddling , footling , lilliputian , little , niggling , picayune , piddling , piffling , trivial(adj.) inferior in rank or status
"the junior faculty", "a lowly corporal", "petty officialdom", "a subordinate functionary"
synonyms : junior-grade , lower-ranking , lowly , secondary , subalternHe is a petty officer. -added by naila_inlas
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Mnemonics for petty
(Tag: ) it rhymes with 'betty' who was always secondary or unimportant to archie as compared to veronica.
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