Petty vs Subordinate - What's the difference?
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Little, small, secondary in rank or importance.
Insignificant, trifling, or inconsiderable.
Narrow-minded, small-minded.
Placed in a lower class, rank, or position.
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Submissive or inferior to, or controlled by, authority.
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(grammar, of a clause, not comparable) dependent on and either modifying or complementing the main clause
To make subservient.
To treat as of less value or importance.
(finance) To make of lower priority in order of payment in bankruptcy.
Petty is a related term of subordinate.
As a proper noun petty
is .As an adjective subordinate is
placed in a lower class, rank, or position.As a noun subordinate is
(senseid)(countable) one who is subordinate.As a verb subordinate is
to make subservient.petty
English
(wikipedia petty)Adjective
(en-adj)- Like a petty god I walked about, admired of all.'' (Milton, ''Samson Agonistes , 1671)
- petty officer'', ''petty cash
- a petty fault
Derived terms
* petty cash * petty officer * petty king * pettiness * petty crimeSynonyms
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English
Adjective
(en adjective)- The several kinds and subordinate species of each are easily distinguished.
- It was subordinate , not enslaved, to the understanding.
- In the sentence, “The barbecue finished before John arrived”, the subordinate clause “before John arrived” specifies the time of the main clause, “The barbecue finished”.