Definition for
petty
– Small; little; trifling; trivial; inconsiderable or insignificant; of little account: as, petty payments; a petty quarrel.
– Of minor importance or gravity; not heinous or serious: as, petty trespass; a petty crime.
– Inferior as regards rank, power, capacity, possessions, etc.; not of great importance, standing, or rank: as, a petty prince; a petty proprietor.
noun – A junior scholar in a grammar-school; a little child attending school.
adjective – Little; trifling; inconsiderable; also, inferior; subordinate
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See under
adjective – money expended or received in small items or amounts.
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