Inconsequential vs Petty - What's the difference?

Inconsequential is a related term of petty.

is having no consequence, not consequential, of little importance.

is something unimportant; something that does not matter.

(en adjective)

Having no consequence, not consequential, of little importance.

You will never know the exact atomic time when you started reading this phrase; of course, that's inconsequential .

* unimportant * negligible * trivial * trifling * See also

* inconsequentiality * inconsequentially * inconsequentialness

(en noun)

Something unimportant; something that does not matter.

(wikipedia petty)

(en-adj)

Little, small, secondary in rank or importance.

Like a petty god I walked about, admired of all.'' (Milton, ''Samson Agonistes , 1671)

petty officer'', ''petty cash

Insignificant, trifling, or inconsiderable.

a petty fault

Narrow-minded, small-minded.

* petty cash * petty officer * petty king * pettiness * petty crime

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