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PETTIER Synonyms

There are 19 synonyms of the word pettier. (exact relations)
There are 5 hypernyms of the word pettier. (close relations)
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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)

Best Hypernyms For PETTIER

Here is a list of related hypernyms for pettier, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (5)
larceny stealing theft thievery thieving

Alternatives for FIDDLING

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