Definition of Petty

Adjective: petty (pettier,pettiest) pe-tee

Inferior in rank or status
"petty officialdom";
- junior-grade, lower-ranking, lowly, secondary, subaltern
(informal) small and of little importance
"limited to petty enterprises";
- fiddling, footling, lilliputian, little, niggling, piddling, piffling, picayune [N. Amer], trivial, piddly
Contemptibly narrow in outlook
"petty little comments";
- small-minded
(law) minor, of lesser importance
- petit

Noun: petty pe-tee

Larceny of property having a value less than some amount (the amount varies by locale)
- petit larceny, petty larceny