petty
adjective
of little or no importance or consequence.
pettiest
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superlativeof petty.superlative
The form of an adjective or adverb indicating the greatest degree of a quality.
Example Sentences
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Again and again, Bass went after Raman in the pettiest, most personal ways.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
It’s elementary: Characters can do outlandish things, commit outrageous crimes, be inspired by the pettiest of motives.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 30, 2025
Furst insisted no topic is off the table, from the pettiest accusation to the most serious charge.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 21, 2023
Pruitt used his office for the pettiest of graft, betraying the public trust as a matter of course.
From Slate ● Jul. 5, 2018
I am obliged to call him a négociant, as marchand means a shop-keeper; nay, a dealer in the pettiest wares is called a merchant: a seller of milk is a marchand de lait.
From Four Years in France or, Narrative of an English Family's Residence there during that Period; Preceded by some Account of the Conversion of the Author to the Catholic Faith by Henry Digby Beste
