petty
adjective
of little or no importance or consequence.
pettier
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comparativeof petty.comparative
The form of an adjective or adverb indicating a greater degree of a quality.
Example Sentences
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“If I find him annoying, that means that maybe I’m going to come in a little bit pettier than usual,” says Martin.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2024
Listen, I’m sure there will be a lot of sturm und drang about what the whistleblower disclosures mean for Elon Musk’s Twitter deal, but I want to focus on something dumber and pettier: Jack Dorsey.
From The Verge ● Aug. 23, 2022
But because Doncic is an NBA all-star, his true intent probably was pettier — an insinuation that the refs were on the Suns’ payroll.
From Washington Post ● May 10, 2022
It’s a juicy lineup of familiar characters who are greedier and pettier than those that usually populate historical epics.
From New York Times ● Oct. 13, 2021
Perhaps more happens—I mean in a pettier way—when the man has leisure and can see too much of his wife.
From The Avalanche by Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton
