definition of
petty

[1] #1 petty n. [petit larceny, petty larceny] larceny of property having a value less than some amount (the amount varies by locale). wn

[2] #2 petty s. [junior-grade, lower-ranking, lowly, secondary, subaltern] inferior in rank or status; "the junior faculty"; "a lowly corporal"; "petty officialdom"; "a subordinate functionary". wn

[3] #3 petty s. [fiddling, footling, lilliputian, little, niggling, piddling, piffling, picayune, trivial] (informal) small and of little importance; "a fiddling sum of money"; "a footling gesture"; "our worries are lilliputian compared with those of countries that are at war"; "a little (or small) matter"; "a dispute over niggling details"; "limited to petty. wn

[4] #4 petty s. [small-minded] contemptibly narrow in outlook; "petty little comments"; "disgusted with their small-minded pettiness". wn