What is another word for pettier?

Pronunciation: [pˈɛtɪə] (IPA)

"Pettier" is a term that defines behavior as being small-minded, paltry, or unimportant. Synonyms for the word "pettier" include more insignificant, childish, shallow, narrow-minded, and trivial. Other synonyms for "pettier" may include frivolous, petty-minded, and snide. These terms all refer to behavior that is small or insignificant, usually involving unimportant or trivial matters. It is important to remember that these synonyms vary in degree, with some being stronger than others, but they all refer to an attitude or behavior that is beneath someone. When someone acts petty, their actions and words are often perceived as immature and lacking in respect for others.

What are the hypernyms for Pettier?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Pettier

In love as in life, expectation avails us but little; through loving we learn to love; and it is the so-called disillusions of pettier love that will, the most simply and faithfully, feed the immovable flame of the mightier love that shall come, it may be, to illumine the rest of our life.
"Wisdom and Destiny"
Maurice Maeterlinck
It is an operation so absorbing that it often weakens those pettier talents which make what we call the clever man.
"Put Yourself in His Place"
Charles Reade
The pettier Upper Self withdrew ashamed, passing over the reins of conduct into those mighty, shadowy hands.
"A Prisoner in Fairyland"
Algernon Blackwood

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