petty
Произношение: [ˈpɛti]
Слово
Контекст: «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.
Пример
She chose to let go of the small issues because she didn’t want to be petty.
Пример
He was being petty by complaining about how his friend cooked the meal instead of enjoying the time together.
Пример
Why are you being so petty about the way I organized my desk?
Контекст: «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.
Пример
He only had to pay a petty fine for the traffic violation.
Пример
The petty amount was not worth the time it took to complain about it.
Пример
Is it worth getting upset over a petty amount of money?
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