petty
Pronunciación: [ˈpɛti]
Palabra
Contexto: «character traits»
(adjective) when someone focuses on small, unimportant things rather than bigger, more significant issues. If a person gets upset over little mistakes instead of thinking about important things, they are being petty.
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She chose to let go of the small issues because she didn’t want to be petty.
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He was being petty by complaining about how his friend cooked the meal instead of enjoying the time together.
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Why are you being so petty about the way I organized my desk?
Contexto: «amount or worth»
(adjective) when something has little value or importance. It can mean that the amount of money or the size of something is not significant.
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He only had to pay a petty fine for the traffic violation.
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The petty amount was not worth the time it took to complain about it.
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Is it worth getting upset over a petty amount of money?
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