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Petty vs Putty - What's the difference?

petty | putty |

As a proper noun petty

is .

As an adjective putty is

of, pertaining to, or resembling putty.

As a noun putty is

a form of cement, made from linseed oil and whiting, used to fix panes of glass.

As a verb putty is

to fix something using putty.

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

    External links

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    putty

    English

    (wikipedia putty)

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Of, pertaining to, or resembling putty.

    • Noun

    (putties)
  • A form of cement, made from linseed oil and whiting, used to fix panes of glass.
  • Any of a range of similar substances.

    • Derived terms

    * putty in someone's hands

    Verb

  • to fix something using putty