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
What would it be like, to order changes to one’s world so easily, so pettily?
From Slate ● Apr. 30, 2022
The look Rosita gave Dwight when he – pettily, cruelly – emptied her water bottle.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 14, 2016
Felix neither observed on the vast difference between the excellent confidential Spooner and pettily jealous Redstone, nor on the extremely dissimilar mode of emancipation.
From The Pillars of the House, V1 by Yonge, Charlotte Mary
