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Pettier Petty Pet"ty, a. [Compar. Pettier; superl. Pettiest.] [OE.
petit, F. petit; probably of Celtic origin, and akin to E.
piece. Cf. Petit.]
Little; trifling; inconsiderable; also, inferior;
subordinate; as, a petty fault; a petty prince. --Denham.
Like a petty god I walked about, admired of all.
--Milton.
Petty averages. See under Average.
Petty cash, money expended or received in small items or
amounts.
Petty officer, a subofficer in the navy, as a gunner, etc.,
corresponding to a noncommissionned officer in the army.
Note: For petty constable, petty jury, petty larceny, petty
treason, See Petit.
Syn: Little; diminutive; inconsiderable; inferior; trifling;
trivial; unimportant; frivolous.
Pettiest Petty Pet"ty, a. [Compar. Pettier; superl. Pettiest.] [OE.
petit, F. petit; probably of Celtic origin, and akin to E.
piece. Cf. Petit.]
Little; trifling; inconsiderable; also, inferior;
subordinate; as, a petty fault; a petty prince. --Denham.
Like a petty god I walked about, admired of all.
--Milton.
Petty averages. See under Average.
Petty cash, money expended or received in small items or
amounts.
Petty officer, a subofficer in the navy, as a gunner, etc.,
corresponding to a noncommissionned officer in the army.
Note: For petty constable, petty jury, petty larceny, petty
treason, See Petit.
Syn: Little; diminutive; inconsiderable; inferior; trifling;
trivial; unimportant; frivolous.