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Stupidity vs Petty - What's the difference?

stupidity | petty |

As a noun stupidity

is (uncountable) the property of being stupid.

As a proper noun petty is

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stupidity

English

Alternative forms

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Noun

(wikipedia stupidity)
  • (uncountable) The property of being stupid.
  • * , chapter=13
    • , title= The Mirror and the Lamp , passage=And Vickers launched forth into a tirade very different from his platform utterances. He spoke with extreme contempt of the dense stupidity exhibited on all occasions by the working classes. He said that if you wanted to do anything for them, you must rule them, not pamper them. Soft heartedness caused more harm than good.}}
  • (countable) An act that is stupid.

    • 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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