petty
adjective
of little or no importance or consequence.
pettily
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a word derived from
petty.
Example Sentences
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As they goad each other, they act pettily and childishly but is also great fun to watch the superb actors go toe-to-toe.
From Salon ● Nov. 10, 2024
"JS crystallised what it meant to be an Indian teen - and left that class floundering when it was unceremoniously, even pettily shut down after creating a never-before-genre of journalism," Ms Karkaria said.
From BBC ● Dec. 27, 2023
The look Rosita gave Dwight when he – pettily, cruelly – emptied her water bottle.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 14, 2016
He purported to be more high-minded than his peers but pettily mocked Michelle Obama for urging schoolchildren to eat leafy greens.
From New York Times ● May 3, 2016
Too clever not to have noticed the intrigue to which the girls now made reference, she would sooner have died than owned that her Queen was acting wrongfully or even pettily.
From The Tangled Skein by Emmuska Orczy, Baroness Orczy
