petty
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adjective (pettier, pettiest)
1. of little importance; trivial:
｟否定的に｠ 〖通例名詞の前で〗ささいな, 取るに足らない, 小さな〈問題･心配事など〉.
e.g. the petty divisions of party politics.
(of behavior) characterized by an undue concern for trivial matters, especially in a small-minded or spiteful way:
｟否定的に｠ ; 〖通例be ～〗 〈人のふるまいなどが〉卑しい, けちな, 心の狭い
e.g. he was prone to petty revenge on friends and family.
2. attributive of secondary or lesser importance, rank, or scale; minor:
〖名詞の前で〗(ほかと比べて)重要［重大］でない〈人･行為など〉, 下級の, 劣った
e.g. a petty official.
Law (of a crime) of lesser importance:
e.g. petty theft. Compare with grand.
DERIVATIVES
pettily |ˈpedəlē| adverb
ORIGIN
late Middle English (in the sense ‘small in size’): from a phonetic spelling of the pronunciation of French petit ‘small’. Compare with petit.