Dictionary Check: petty
"petty" is a valid word!
Scrabble
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Words with Friends
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Definition
adjective
inferior in rank or status
Example:
"a lowly corporal"
adjective
(informal) small and of little importance
Example:
"a fiddling sum of money"
adjective
contemptibly narrow in outlook
Example:
"petty little comments"
noun
larceny of property having a value less than some amount (the amount varies by locale)
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