pettiest
11Christina Alexandra — • Queen of Sweden. Biographical article by P. Wittman Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Christina Alexandra Christina Alexandra …
12critical — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. exacting, captious, censorious, faultfinding, disparaging; judicious, accurate, analytical; decisive; urgent, crucial; dangerous, risky. See disapprobation, importance, detraction. II (Roget s IV)… …
13petty — 01. There is a very clear relation between the use of illegal drugs and [petty] crime in this city. 02. I think it is very [petty] of you to refuse to congratulate your old boyfriend on his upcoming marriage. 03. The meeting ended in a [petty]… …
14petty — [[t]pe̱ti[/t]] pettier, pettiest 1) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n (disapproval) You can use petty to describe things such as problems, rules, or arguments which you think are unimportant or relate to unimportant things. He was miserable all the time and… …
15petty — adjective (pettier, pettiest) 1》 trivial. 2》 mean; small minded. 3》 minor. ↘Law (of a crime) of lesser importance. Compare with grand (in sense 2). Derivatives pettily adverb pettiness noun Origin ME …
16petty */ — UK [ˈpetɪ] / US adjective Word forms petty : adjective petty comparative pettier superlative pettiest 1) [usually before noun] not important and not worth worrying about I m not interested in their petty squabbles. Village life is full of gossip… …
17petty — /ˈpɛti / (say petee) adjective (pettier, pettiest) 1. of small importance; trifling; trivial: petty grievances. 2. of lesser or secondary importance, merit, etc. 3. having or showing narrow ideas, interests, etc.: petty minds. 4. mean or… …
18pettily — petty ► ADJECTIVE (pettier, pettiest) 1) trivial. 2) mean; small minded. 3) minor. 4) Law (of a crime) of lesser importance. Compare with GRAND(Cf. ↑grandness). DERIVATIVES …
19pettiness — petty ► ADJECTIVE (pettier, pettiest) 1) trivial. 2) mean; small minded. 3) minor. 4) Law (of a crime) of lesser importance. Compare with GRAND(Cf. ↑grandness). DERIVATIVES …
20petty — ► ADJECTIVE (pettier, pettiest) 1) trivial. 2) mean; small minded. 3) minor. 4) Law (of a crime) of lesser importance. Compare with GRAND(Cf. ↑grandness). DERIVATIVES …
