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Definition
(noun) larceny of property having a value less than some amount (the amount varies by locale)

Synonyms : petit larceny , petty larceny

Definition
(adj) inferior in rank or status

Synonyms : junior-grade , lower-ranking , lowly , secondary , subaltern

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Definition
(adj) (informal) small and of little importance

Synonyms : fiddling , footling , lilliputian , little , niggling , picayune , piddling , piffling , trivial

Example Sentence

a fiddling sum of money
a footling gesture
our worries are lilliputian compared with those of countries that are at war
a little (or small) matter
a dispute over niggling details
limited to petty enterprises
piffling efforts
giving a police officer a free meal may be against the law, but it seems to be a picayune infraction

Definition
(adj) contemptibly narrow in outlook

Synonyms : small-minded

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Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for petty

girls use petty coats inside dress which r very small than the dress they wear

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opp to pretty(large)

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it rhymes with 'betty' who was always secondary or unimportant to archie as compared to veronica.

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