adj. Little; trifling; inconsiderable; also, inferior; subordinate; as, a petty fault; a petty prince. Petty averages. See under Average. - Petty cash, money expended or received in small items or amounts. - Petty officer, a sub-officer in the navy, as a gunner, etc., corresponding to a non-commissioned officer in the army. For petty constable, petty jury, petty larceny, petty treason, See Petit.
Syn. - Little; diminutive; inconsiderable; inferior; trifling; trivial; unimportant; frivolous.
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