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Meaning of word petty from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

petty   noun

Meaning : Larceny of property having a value less than some amount (the amount varies by locale).

Synonyms : petit larceny, petty larceny

Larceny of property having a value greater than some amount (the amount varies by locale).

grand larceny, grand theft

petty   adjective

Meaning : Inferior in rank or status.

Example : The junior faculty.
A lowly corporal.
Petty officialdom.
A subordinate functionary.

Synonyms : junior-grade, lower-ranking, lowly, secondary, subaltern

Meaning : (informal) small and of little importance.

Example : A fiddling sum of money.
A footling gesture.
Our worries are lilliputian compared with those of countries that are at war.
A little (or small) matter.
A dispute over niggling details.
Limited to petty enterprises.
Piffling efforts.
Giving a police officer a free meal may be against the law, but it seems to be a picayune infraction.

Synonyms : fiddling, footling, lilliputian, little, niggling, picayune, piddling, piffling, trivial

जो गणना में न हो या जिसकी कोई गिनती न हो या बहुत ही कम महत्व का।

जहाँ बड़े-बड़े विद्वान आ रहे हैं वहाँ हम जैसे नगण्य व्यक्तियों को कौन पूछेगा।
उसे ऐसा-वैसा न समझो।
अकिंचन, अगण्य, अदना, अनुदात्त, ऊन, ऐरा ग़ैरा, ऐरा गैरा, ऐरा-ग़ैरा, ऐरा-गैरा, ऐराग़ैरा, ऐरागैरा, ऐसा-वैसा, गया-बीता, तुच्छ, न तीन में न तेरह में, नगण्य, नाचीज, नाचीज़, मामूली, हकीर, हीन

ആരും കണക്കാക്കാത്ത.

വലിയ വലിയ ആളുകള്‍ വരുന്നിടത്ത് നമ്മളെ പോലെയുള്ള സാധാരണക്കാരായവരെ ആരാണ് കണക്കാക്കുക.
സാധാരണക്കാരായ

Meaning : Contemptibly narrow in outlook.

Example : Petty little comments.
Disgusted with their small-minded pettiness.

Synonyms : small-minded