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petty
petty
Bijvoeglijk naamwoord
- burgerlijk; bekrompen; bekrompen
- contemptibly narrow in outlook
"petty little comments"
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petty
Bijvoeglijk naamwoord
- aan iem. onderworpen, van hem afhankelijk
- inferior in rank or status
"petty officialdom"
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petty
Bijvoeglijk naamwoord
- muggezifterig, muggenzifterig
- (informal) small and of little importance
"limited to petty enterprises"
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petty
Bijvoeglijk naamwoord
- onderstandig
- inferior in rank or status
"petty officialdom"
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petty
Bijvoeglijk naamwoord
- onderstandig
- inferior in rank or status
"petty officialdom"
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petty
Zelfstandig naamwoord
- larceny of property having a value less than some amount (the amount varies by locale)
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- We were involved in a petty argument.
- I was involved in a petty argument.
- For such petty selfish motives, I shall never pray.
- Romney said the Obama campaign had been "reduced to petty attacks and silly word games".
- I'm sick and tired of all the petty squabbling among politicians.
- The departmental heads, lost in petty argument, could not reach a cohesive decision.
- Initially this gave rise to gossip among petty people, and it gradually provoked criticism from members of our family.
- In this harsh, petty world where money does the talking, his way of life is like a breath of fresh air.
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