Petty - Meaning in Punjabi

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petty - Meaning in Punjabi

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Definitions and Meaning of Petty in English

petty adjective

1. contemptibly narrow in outlook

   Synonyms

   petty, petty, small-minded

   Examples

   • "disgusted with their small-minded pettiness"
   • "petty little comments"
2. (informal) small and of little importance

   Synonyms

   fiddling, footling, lilliputian, lilliputian, little, little, niggling, petty, petty, picayune, picayune, piddling, piffling, trivial

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   Examples

   • "a dispute over niggling details"
   • "a fiddling sum of money"
   • "a footling gesture"
   • "a little (or small) matter"
   • "giving a police officer a free meal may be against the law, but it seems to be a picayune infraction"
   • "limited to petty enterprises"
   • "our worries are lilliputian compared with those of countries that are at war"
   • "piffling efforts"
3. inferior in rank or status

   Synonyms

   junior-grade, lower-ranking, lowly, petty, petty, secondary, subaltern

   Examples

   • "a lowly corporal"
   • "a subordinate functionary"
   • "petty officialdom"
   • "the junior faculty"

petty noun

1. larceny of property having a value less than some amount (the amount varies by locale)

   Synonyms

   petit larceny, petty larceny, petty, petty

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