petty
🇺🇸
/ˈpeti/
🇬🇧
/ˈpeti/
adjective
R
small and not important
They had a petty argument about who should wash the dishes.
彼らは誰が皿を洗うべきかという些細なことで口論した。
R
caring too much about small things in a way that is unkind
It was petty of him to get angry over such a small mistake.
そんな小さなミスで怒るなんて、彼は意地が狭い。
R
not very serious
The police often deal with petty crimes like shoplifting.
警察は万引きのような軽犯罪をよく扱う。
translation
ささいな、重要でない, 意地悪な、細かいことにこだわる, 軽微な、深刻でない
語形変化
Comparative
pettier
Superlative
pettiest