Wiktionary:Word of the day/2022/February 9

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Word of the day
for February 9
petty adj
  1. (often derogatory)
    1. Having little or no importance.
    2. Of persons or their behaviour: marked by or reflective of undesirably limited interests, sympathies, or views; begrudging, selfish, small-minded; also, preoccupied with subjects having little or no importance and not mindful of broader concerns.
  2. (historical) Of or relating to the lowest grade or level of school; junior, primary.
  3. (obsolete except in set phrases)
    1. Little or small in size.
    2. Secondary in importance or rank; minor, subordinate.

petty n

  1. (dialectal, euphemistic, informal) An outbuilding used as a lavatory; an outhouse, a privy.
  2. (historical) A class or school for young schoolboys.
  3. (obsolete, chiefly in the plural, also figuratively) A little schoolboy, either in grade or size.
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