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 is pettily invested in going after perceived enemies, in the press or in business.
From Slate ● May 19, 2016
He extremely regretted that he had never become personally acquainted with Lord Byron, and severely and justly reproached the English nation for having judged their illustrious countryman so pettily, and understood him so ill.'
From Little Memoirs of the Nineteenth Century by George Paston
