PETTY


Meaning of PETTY in English

■ 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: from a pronunciation of Fr. petit 'small'.

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