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pettier


  1  definition  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  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. 




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