Thesaurus: petty

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1. superl. Little; trifling; inconsiderable; also, inferior; subordinate; as, a petty fault; a petty prince.
2. adj. inferior in rank or status
3. adj. (informal) small and of little importance
4. adj. contemptibly narrow in outlook
5. n. larceny of property having a value less than some amount (the amount varies by locale)
6. Little; trifling; inconsiderable; also, inferior; subordinate; as, a petty fault; a petty prince. Denham. Like a petty god I walked about, admired of all. Milton. Petty averages. See under Average. -- Petty cash, money expended or received in small items or amounts. -- Petty officer, a subofficer in the navy, as a gunner, etc., corresponding to a noncommissionned officer in the army. Note: For petty constable, petty jury, petty larceny, petty treason, See Petit. Syn. -- Little; diminutive; inconsiderable; inferior; trifling; trivial; unimportant; frivolous.
7. Little; trifling; inconsiderable; also, inferior; subordinate;as, a petty fault; a petty prince. Denham.Like a petty god I walked about, admired of all. Milton.Petty averages. See under Average.-- Petty cash, money expended or received in small items or amounts.-- Petty officer, a subofficer in the navy, as a gunner, etc.,corresponding to a noncommissionned officer in the army.
8. j:100 s. contemptibly narrow in outlook