petty — pet•ty [[t]ˈpɛt i[/t]] adj. ti•er, ti•est 1) of little or no importance; inconsequential: petty grievances[/ex] 2) of lesser importance or merit; minor: petty considerations[/ex] 3) having or showing narrow ideas, interests, etc.: petty… … From formal English to slang
paltry — See petty. See petty, paltry, trivial … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
trivial — See petty. See petty, paltry, trivial … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
petty — See petty, paltry, trivial … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
petty — petty, puny, trivial, trifling, paltry, measly, picayunish, picayune mean little and insignificant, often contemptibly so. Something is petty which by comparison with other things the same in kind but different in size, importance, gravity, or… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Trivial — Triv i*al, a. [L. trivialis, properly, that is in, or belongs to, the crossroads or public streets; hence, that may be found everywhere, common, fr. trivium a place where three roads meet, a crossroad, the public street; tri (see {Tri }) + via a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Trivial name — Trivial Triv i*al, a. [L. trivialis, properly, that is in, or belongs to, the crossroads or public streets; hence, that may be found everywhere, common, fr. trivium a place where three roads meet, a crossroad, the public street; tri (see {Tri })… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
petty — [adj] trivial, insignificant base, casual, cheap, contemptible, frivolous, inconsequent, inconsiderable, inessential, inferior, irrelevant, junior, lesser, light, little, lower, measly, minor, narrow minded, negligible, nickel and dime*,… … New thesaurus
petty — pettily, adv. pettiness, n. /pet ee/, adj., pettier, pettiest. 1. of little or no importance or consequence: petty grievances. 2. of lesser or secondary importance, merit, etc.; minor: petty considerations. 3. having or showing narrow ideas,… … Universalium
paltry — adj 1. petty, trifling, trivial, piddling, minor, trumpery, fribbling, Brit. potty, Archaic. pelting, inconsiderable, unappreciable, inconsequential, insignificant, unimportant, irrelevant, nonessential, penny ante, small time, Inf. no great… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
