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petty
adjective as in trivial, insignificant
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Petty, shade, and thirst are my favorite human “virtues” and the trifecta of any good series of “stories.”
In no way, he said, did Brown deserve to die for what began as petty theft.
No more cynically cutting opposition candidates out of a district for petty political purposes.
Of how incredibly petty the offense can be and how insanely disproportionate the retaliation can be.
But when the end result is tens of millions raised, do the shades of vanity or petty grudges truly matter?
Aunty Rosa had credited him in the past with petty cunning and stratagem that had never entered into his head.
On the 25th of November following the magistrates began to sit daily at Petty Sessions.
He became the low-born, petty tradesman, using the language of the hands of his jam factory.
He would give them money to return to their lines and for petty expenses en route.
Of the numerous petty divinities which watched over the child's early years we have already given some account.
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On this page you'll find 116 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to petty, such as: frivolous, lesser, minor, narrow-minded, base, and inessential.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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