Petty meaning in Hindi

petty (noun) = larceny of property having a value less than some amount (the amount varies by locale)

Synonyms: petit_larceny, petty_larceny, petty

petty (adj) = inferior in rank or status

Synonyms: junior-grade, lower-ranking, lowly, petty, secondary, subaltern

• Usage: the junior faculty
• Usage: a lowly corporal
• Usage: petty officialdom
• Usage: a subordinate functionary

petty (adj) = (informal) small and of little importance

Synonyms: fiddling, footling, lilliputian, little, niggling, piddling, piffling, petty, picayune, trivial

• Usage: a fiddling sum of money
• Usage: a footling gesture
• Usage: our worries are lilliputian compared with those of countries that are at war
• Usage: a little (or small) matter
• Usage: a dispute over niggling details
• Usage: limited to petty enterprises
• Usage: piffling efforts
• Usage: giving a police officer a free meal may be against the law, but it seems to be a picayune infraction

petty (adj) = contemptibly narrow in outlook

Synonyms: petty, small-minded

• Usage: petty little comments
• Usage: disgusted with their small-minded pettiness