[ˈpɛti], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- of little importance; trivial
(e.g: both groups are known to fight over petty issues)

- of secondary or lesser importance, rank, or scale; minor
(e.g: a petty official)


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Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘small in size’): from a phonetic spelling of the pronunciation of French petit ‘small’. Compare with petit