Petty
/ˈpɛti/
Petty" means something that is not very important or is about little things, like worrying about who gets to pick the game when everyone can have fun playing together.
Examples
- It's petty to argue over who gets to choose the game when we can all play together.
- My brother got petty about sharing the last cookie, even though we could just bake more.
- The teacher said it's petty to complain about a small mistake on our homework.
Synonyms
small
unimportant
minor
trivial
little
Antonyms
important
major
big
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