Petty vs Vengeful - What's the difference?
petty | vengeful |
Little, small, secondary in rank or importance.
Insignificant, trifling, or inconsiderable.
Narrow-minded, small-minded.
Vindictive or wanting vengeance.
* {{quote-news
, year=2011
, date=December 14
, author=Steven Morris
, title=Devon woman jailed for 168 days for killing kitten in microwave
, work=Guardian
As adjectives the difference between petty and vengeful
is that petty is little, small, secondary in rank or importance while vengeful is vindictive or wanting vengeance.As a proper noun Petty
is {{surname|lang=en}.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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* *vengeful
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- His chains now broken, the prisoner turned a vengeful eye toward his former captors.
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