Word Type

Adjective

Noun

Adjective

Proper Noun

The word "petty" can be used as adjective, noun, adjective and proper noun.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

broad minded

Derived Terms

Petty France petticoat petties pettifog pettifogger pettifoggery pettily pettiness pettitoes petty apartheid petty average petty bag petty bourgeoisie petty cash petty crime petty criminal petty jury petty king petty knife petty larceny petty morel petty officer petty session petty spurge petty theft petty treason petty whin petty-house pettychaps pettywhin unpetty

Context

dialect euphemism except in set phrases historical

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

larceny stealing theft thievery thieving

Related Terms

quibble

Related Terms

begrudging class either grade inconsiderable insignificant lavatory little narrow minded outbuilding outhouse quibble school schoolboy secondary size small small minded trifling use young

Similar Terms

junior narrow narrow-minded unimportant

Synonym Network

abc fiddling grudgeful lower ranking petit larceny petty form small minded

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