petty

a. மிகச்சிறிய, முக்கியமல்லாத, குறுகிய மனப்பான்மையுடைய, கீழ்த்தரமான.

Synonyms

small mean paltry ignoble trifling narrow trivial contemptible

Antonyms

large large-hearted noble generous chivalrous magnificent liberal broad

Pet"ty, a. [Compar. Pettier; superl. Pettiest.] Etym: [OE. petit, F. petit; probably of Celtic origin, and akin to E. piece. Cf. Petit.] Defn: 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.

petty - Similar Words

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