| ADJECTIVE | all | petty, junior-grade, lower-ranking, lowly, secondary, subaltern | inferior in rank or status |
|---|---|---|---|
| all | petty, fiddling, footling, lilliputian, little, niggling, piddling, piffling, picayune, trivial | (informal) small and of little importance | |
| all | petty, small-minded | contemptibly narrow in outlook | |
| NOUN | act | petty, petit larceny, petty larceny | larceny of property having a value less than some amount (the amount varies by locale) |
| Sounds | peh'tiy | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | ability ... zloty: 638 rhymes with tiy... | |
| Meaning | inferior in rank or status. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "petty officialdom" | |
| Synonyms | junior-grade, lower-ranking, lowly, secondary, subaltern | |
| Broader | junior | younger |
| Spanish | inferior, subalterno, subordinado | |
| Catalan | inferior, subaltern, subordinat | |
| Nouns | pettiness | the quality of being unimportant and petty or frivolous |
| Meaning | (informal) small and of little importance. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "limited to petty enterprises" | |
| Synonyms | fiddling, footling, lilliputian, little, niggling, piddling, piffling, picayune, trivial | |
| Broader | unimportant | not important |
| Usage of | colloquialism | A colloquial expression |
| Spanish | baladí, fútil, insignificante, insustancial, intrascendente, nimio, pequeño, trivial | |
| Catalan | fútil, inconsiderable, insignificant, insubstancial, intrascendent, negligible, nimi, petit, trivial | |
| Nouns | pettiness | lack of generosity / generosity in trifling matters |
| Meaning | contemptibly narrow in outlook. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "petty little comments" | |
| Synonym | small-minded | |
| Broader | narrow-minded, narrow | lacking tolerance or flexibility or breadth of view |
| Spanish | cerrado, mezquino | |
| Catalan | tancat | |
| Nouns | pettiness | narrowness of mind or ideas or views |
| Adverbs | pettily | in a petty way |
| Meaning | larceny of property having a value less than some amount (the amount varies by locale). | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | petit larceny, petty larceny | |
| Broader | larceny, theft, thievery, thieving, stealing | The act of taking something from someone unlawfully |
| Opposite | grand larceny, grand theft | larceny of property having a value greater than some amount (the amount varies by locale) |
| Spanish | rapiña, ratería | |
| Catalan | rapinya, rateria | |
©2001-25 · HyperDic hyper-dictionary · Contact
English |
Spanish |
Catalan
Privacy |
Robots