petty

adjective

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There are 2 syllables in the word petty.

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Definition of petty:

petty (adjective):: trivial or unimportant; (informal) small and of little importance.; having secondary rank or importance minor, subordinate

Synonyms for petty:

footling

illiberal

insular

lilliputian

little

narrow

narrow-minded

niggling

parochial

partisan

picayune

piddling

piffling

provincial

rigid

sectarian

small

small-minded

stubborn

trivial

unimportant

Antonyms for petty:

actual

adult

all-important

apocalyptic

applicable

apposite

appreciable

apropos

arch

beneficial

big

big-time

burning

capital

cardinal

causative

central

chief

choice

climacteric

commanding

consequential

considerable

constitutive

controlling

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