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Petty is a related term of lesser.


As a proper noun petty

is .

As an adjective lesser is

(little).

As a noun lesser is

a thing that is of smaller size, value, importance etc.

petty

English

(wikipedia petty)

Adjective

(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.

    • Derived terms

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

    Synonyms

    * See also

    See also

    * quibble

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    lesser

    English

    Adjective

    (head)
  • (little)
  • of two things, the smaller in size, value, importance etc.

    • Derived terms

    * lesser anteater * Lesser Antilles * lesser celandine * lesser extent * lesser evil, lesser of two evils * lesser flamingo * lesser included offense * lesser nothura * lesser spotted woodpecker

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • a thing that is of smaller size, value, importance etc.
    • the lesser of two evils
    The greater sand hills increasingly do not migrate, but almost all lessers do.

    Related terms

    * less * the lesser of two evils * fewer

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