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petty

Pronunciation: [ˈpɛti]

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Learn how to use petty in a sentence: 6 audio examples across 2 meanings.

Context: “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.

Example

She chose to let go of the small issues because she didn’t want to be petty.

Example

He was being petty by complaining about how his friend cooked the meal instead of enjoying the time together.

Example

Why are you being so petty about the way I organized my desk?

Context: “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.

Example

He only had to pay a petty fine for the traffic violation.

Example

The petty amount was not worth the time it took to complain about it.

Example

Is it worth getting upset over a petty amount of money?

How to pronounce petty

Pronunciation: [ˈpɛti]

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