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Trivial or unimportant in nature

Small or insignificant in amount

Spiteful, especially when concerned with trivial matters

Not open to the opinions or views of others

Overly fussy when it comes to money

Senselessly futile or unsuccessful

Not honorable in character or purpose

Able to be forgiven

Generally silly or frivolous

Having or showing no moral principles

Tending to find fault or raise petty objections

Having a mean-spirited nature or disposition

(of something abstract) Perceived only with attention to detail or subtlety

A class or school for young schoolboys

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Adjective

Trivial or unimportant in nature

inconsequential

nickel-and-dime

of little account

twopenny-halfpenny

of no consequence

not worth mentioning

of no importance

not worth bothering about

of little consequence

of little importance

undistinguished

not worth speaking of

neither here nor there

underprivileged

of no great concern

of no significance

beside the point

of minor importance

no great shakes

unconsequential

hardly worth mentioning

lacking substance

counterproductive

of little import

of less importance

feather-brained

lower in status

dishonorable^US

beneath someone

under someone's heel

not very important

not so important

dishonourable^UK

one-dimensional

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“I was also tempted to go out to my car and get my gloves but felt that the gloves were a minor and petty concern when there was a missing cat.”

Adjective

Small or insignificant in amount

inconsequential

thin on the ground

in short supply

barely sufficient

underrepresented

few and far between

hard to come by

smallest amount of

too little too late

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“He lacked the money to carry him to the States, so he had to stay on at Cattermole's farm at a petty wage.”

Adjective

Spiteful, especially when concerned with trivial matters

evil-intentioned

disadvantageous

confrontational

unfavourable^UK

ill-humoured^UK

counterproductive

extremely critical

accidentally on purpose

environmentally unfriendly

on a short fuse

rubbing the wrong way

ill-intentioned

dripping with malice

seeking revenge

out for revenge

socially impaired

having got out of bed on the wrong side

hot under the collar

as cross as two sticks

like a bear with a sore head

having got out of bed the wrong side

easily offended

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“The president's closest advisor recklessly betrays a state secret for petty revenge.”

Adjective

Not open to the opinions or views of others

dyed-in-the-wool

set in one's ways

unsophisticated

neighbourhood^UK

neighborhood^US

individualistic

ultra-conservative

self-centred^UK

self-centered^US

ultraconservative

paleoconservative

traditionalistic

archconservative

set in your ways

set in one's opinions

fixed in one's views

unchallengeable

self-opinionated

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“A number of the Scots criticised Barrie's treatment of his countrymen, believing that he portrayed them as scheming, petty and insular.”

Adjective

Overly fussy when it comes to money

careful with money

money-conscious

budget-conscious

extremely thrifty

on a tight budget

extremely frugal

energy-efficient

financially savvy

money motivated

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“The husband was becoming impossible to live with, and he was especially petty when it came to money.”

Adjective

Senselessly futile or unsuccessful

without success

in vicious circle

inconsequential

counterproductive

good-for-nothing

without rhyme or reason

disadvantageous

not worth the candle

of no earthly use

self-sabotaging

self-destructive

nonconstructive

no good to gundy

lacking foundation

spinning one's wheels

wild goose chase

without grounds

without foundation

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Adjective

Not honorable in character or purpose

dishonourable^UK

dishonorable^US

beyond the pale

beyond contempt

near the knuckle

good-for-nothing

beneath contempt

low-down-and-dirty

Mephistophelian

unsportsmanlike

lowdown and dirty

ill-humoured^UK

double-crossing

under-the-table

demoralizing^US

demoralising^UK

against the law

of bad reputation

good-for-naught

close to the bone

low-down and dirty

against the rules

gone to the dogs

lacking dignity

unsophisticated

snake in the grass

beneath one's dignity

undistinguished

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Adjective

Able to be forgiven

within accepted bounds

able to hold water

well thought out

holding together

well-thought-out

based on good sense

full of common sense

based on hard data

based on hard facts

standing to reason

in one's right mind

unobjectionable

unexceptionable

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Adjective

Generally silly or frivolous

feather-brained

lacking seriousness

dead from the neck up

lacking in sense

one-dimensional

off your trolley

not thinking clearly

with a mind like a sieve

beyond all reason

out of all reason

devoid of intelligence

inconsequential

incomprehensible

ill-thought-out

without rhyme or reason

not intelligent

slow on the uptake

mentally deficient

as thick as two short planks

thick as two short planks

mentally handicapped

without thought

not the full shilling

soft in the head

extremely foolish

stupidly irresponsible

uncomprehending

good-humored^US

good-humoured^UK

lacking substance

good-for-nothing

taking the cake

without foundation

self-contradictory

not making sense

beyond the bounds of possibility

of little consequence

of little importance

of no consequence

not worth bothering about

not worth mentioning

of little account

nickel-and-dime

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Adjective

Having or showing no moral principles

dishonourable^UK

dishonorable^US

unconscientious

unsportsmanlike

double-crossing

not to be trusted

against the rules

beyond contempt

beyond the pale

not to be depended on

against the law

under-the-table

under the table

good-for-nothing

cloak-and-dagger

of dubious character

potentially illegal

beneath contempt

under the counter

demoralizing^US

demoralising^UK

not trustworthy

not to be relied upon

good-for-naught

open to bribery

gone to the dogs

not entirely truthful

terminologically inexact

economical with the truth

of bad reputation

without standards

contrary to the rules

hole-and-corner

dishonest-looking

mysterious-looking

strange-looking

without scruples

playing politics

not straightforward

unsophisticated

evil-intentioned

Mephistophelian

unfavourable^UK

disadvantageous

counterproductive

environmentally unfriendly

unauthorized^US

unauthorised^UK

stick out like sore thumb

gossip-mongering

mephistophelean

in the fast lane

unconstitutional

highly improper

lacking restraint

pleasure-seeking

ill-intentioned

deserving blame

accidentally on purpose

untrammelled^UK

overextravagant

disproportionate

insurrectionary

under-the-counter

contrary to law

in violation of law

without law and order

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Adjective

Tending to find fault or raise petty objections

pass-remarkable

unfavourable^UK

over-censorious

difficult to please

impossible to please

on someone's back

severely critical

full of reproof

uncomplimentary

straightforward

straight from the shoulder

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Adjective

Having a mean-spirited nature or disposition

self-centred^UK

desensitized^US

take-no-prisoners

lacking compassion

desensitised^UK

uncompassionate

self-centered^US

with a heart of stone

dishonourable^UK

dishonorable^US

looking after number one

wrapped up in oneself

as hard as nails

ill-humoured^UK

self-interested

confrontational

without sentiment

uncommiserating

killer instinct

having a killer instinct

unsportsmanlike

unimpressionable

lacking sentiment

toughened by experience

as tough as old boots

disregardful of

on a short fuse

dyed-in-the-wool

out for what one can get

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Adjective

(of something abstract) Perceived only with attention to detail or subtlety

Noun

A class or school for young schoolboys

“I, however, soon got out of that disgraceful and ignorant form, passed with rapidity and eclat the under and upper petty, and entered into the upper first.”

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