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Definition of Pettiest
1. petty [adj] - See also: petty
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pettiest
Literary usage of Pettiest
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Letters of Edward FitzGerald by Edward FitzGerald (1894)
"... next to nothing: and give absolutely nothing in the way of Entertainment or
Attention to the Corps. But we are split up into the pettiest possible ..."
2. The Bookman (1908)
"In this respect, although he is the ruler of one of the greatest nations in the
world, he has no immunity, and is technically worse off than the pettiest ..."
3. The Christian Examiner (1846)
"Throughout all the associations of the middle and subsequent centuries, from the
Church down to the pettiest guild or craft of the pettiest village, ..."
Other Resources:
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