■ adjective of or characteristic of the lower middle class, especially in being conventional and conservative.
■ noun ( plural petits bourgeois pronunciation same) a ~ person.
Origin
Fr., lit. 'little citizen'.
■ adjective of or characteristic of the lower middle class, especially in being conventional and conservative.
■ noun ( plural petits bourgeois pronunciation same) a ~ person.
Origin
Fr., lit. 'little citizen'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004