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- DictionaryPet·ty/ˈpedē/
adjective
- 1. of little importance; trivial: "both groups are known to fight over petty issues"
- 2. of secondary or lesser importance, rank, or scale; minor: "a petty official"
The meaning of PETTY is having secondary rank or importance : minor, subordinate. How to use petty in a sentence.
PETTY definition: 1. not important and not worth giving attention to: 2. complaining too much about things that are…. Learn more.
Petty definition: of little or no importance or consequence. See examples of PETTY used in a sentence.
Petty used to mean just "petite" or "small," but now it's used for things that are trivial and shouldn’t matter much. If you host world leaders and spend more time picking napkins than memorizing names, you're focused on petty things.
2. Showing an excessive concern with unimportant matters or minor details, especially in a narrow-minded way: petty partisanship.
4 meanings: 1. trivial; trifling; inessential 2. of a narrow-minded, mean, or small-natured disposition or character 3. minor.... Click for more definitions.
Definition of petty adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Petty definition: Of small importance; trivial. He had annihilated the petty kings of the South, had crushed the aristocracy, enforced the acceptance of Christianity throughout the kingdom, asserted his suzerainty in the Orkney Islands, had humbled the king of Sweden and married his daughter in his despite, and had conducted a successful raid on Denmark.
PETTY definition: 1. unimportant or not serious: 2. complaining too much about unimportant things: . Learn more.
petty, adj. & n. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary
