pettily
adjectiveHow many syllables in pettily?
There are 3 syllables in the word pettily.How to pronounce pettily:
Definition of pettily:
- pettily (adjective):
- having secondary rank or importance minor, subordinate
Synonyms for pettily:
illiberal
insular
lilliputian
little
narrow
narrow-minded
parochial
partisan
picayune
provincial
rigid
sectarian
small
small-minded
stubborn
Antonyms for pettily:
appreciably
by much
considerably
conspicuously
crucially
enormously
exceptionally
extraordinarily
glaringly
greatly
hugely
immensely
importantly
impressively
markedly
materially
memorably
notably
obviously
outstandingly
particularly
pronouncedly
remarkably
seriously
signally
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