PETTIER Synonyms
There are 5 hypernyms of the word pettier. (close relations)
petty
Best Alternative Words for PETTIER
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fiddling | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • (informal) small and of little importance | ||||||||
footling | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • (informal) small and of little importance | ||||||||
grudging | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • of especially an attitude • petty or reluctant in giving or spending | ||||||||
junior-grade | ||||||||
adjective satellite • inferior in rank or status | ||||||||
lilliputian | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective • tiny; relating to or characteristic of the imaginary country of Lilliput noun • a 6-inch tall inhabitant of Lilliput in a novel by Jonathan Swift • a very small person (resembling a Lilliputian) adjective satellite • very small • (informal) small and of little importance | ||||||||
little | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||||
adjective • limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent • (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with `a') at least some • low in stature; not tall; describing something or someone with a stature less than normal noun • a small amount or duration adverb • not much adjective satellite • (of children and animals) young, immature • (informal) small and of little importance • (of a voice) faint • lowercase • small in a way that arouses feelings (of tenderness or its opposite depending on the context) | ||||||||
lower-ranking | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • inferior in rank or status | ||||||||
lowly | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • low or inferior in station or quality • inferior in rank or status • used of unskilled work (especially domestic work) • of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense) | ||||||||
niggling | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • (informal) small and of little importance | ||||||||
picayune | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • (informal) small and of little importance | ||||||||
piddling | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • (informal) small and of little importance | ||||||||
piffling | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • (informal) small and of little importance | ||||||||
secondary | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • being of second rank or importance or value; not direct or immediate noun • the defensive football players who line up behind the linemen • coil such that current is induced in it by passing a current through the primary coil adjective satellite • inferior in rank or status • depending on or incidental to what is original or primary • not of major importance • belonging to a lower class or rank | ||||||||
small-minded | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • contemptibly narrow in outlook | ||||||||
subaltern | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a British commissioned army officer below the rank of captain adjective satellite • inferior in rank or status | ||||||||
trivial | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • (informal) small and of little importance • of little substance or significance • concerned with trivialities | ||||||||
grudgeful | ||||||||
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petit larceny | nounn | |||||||
noun • larceny of property having a value less than some amount (the amount varies by locale) | ||||||||
petty larceny | nounn | |||||||
noun • larceny of property having a value less than some amount (the amount varies by locale) |