petty tyrant

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• 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

• petty — adjective 1 a problem, detail, worry etc that is petty is small and unimportant: He said he wasn t interested in petty details. | petty squabbles 2 not generous and caring only about small unimportant things: petty jealousy and spitefulness see… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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