Definition of petty

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Petty (superl.) Little; trifling; inconsiderable; also, inferior; subordinate; as, a petty fault; a petty prince..

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Dinar :: Dinar (n.) A petty money of accounts of Persia.
Pilfery :: Pilfery (n.) Petty theft.
Petit :: Petit (a.) Small; little; insignificant; mean; -- Same as Petty.
Beadle :: Beadle (v.) An inferior parish officer in England having a variety of duties, as the preservation of order in church service, the chastisement of petty offenders, etc..
Pilfering :: Pilfering (n.) Petty theft.
Nipper :: Nipper (n.) A pickpocket; a young or petty thief.
Job :: Job (v. i.) To do chance work for hire; to work by the piece; to do petty work.
Pettichaps :: Pettichaps (n.) See Pettychaps.
Pilferer :: Pilferer (n.) One who pilfers; a petty thief.
Vain :: Vain (superl.) Proud of petty things, or of trifling attainments; having a high opinion of one's own accomplishments with slight reason; conceited; puffed up; inflated..
Tindal :: Tindal (n.) A petty officer among lascars, or native East Indian sailors; a boatswain's mate; a cockswain..
Politicaster :: Politicaster (n.) A petty politician; a pretender in politics.
Whirligig :: Whirligig (n.) A mediaeval instrument for punishing petty offenders, being a kind of wooden cage turning on a pivot, in which the offender was whirled round with great velocity..
Understrapper :: Understrapper (n.) A petty fellow; an inferior agent; an underling.
Satrap :: Satrap (n.) The governor of a province in ancient Persia; hence, a petty autocrat despot..
Peddling :: Peddling (a.) Petty; insignificant.
Shark :: Shark (v. i.) To play the petty thief; to practice fraud or trickery; to swindle.
Summonses :: Summoner (v. t.) One who summons; one who cites by authority; specifically, a petty officer formerly employed to summon persons to appear in court; an apparitor..
Puisny :: Puisny (a.) Puisne; younger; inferior; petty; unskilled.
Pettifogger :: Pettifogger (n.) A lawyer who deals in petty cases; an attorney whose methods are mean and tricky; an inferior lawyer.
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