Little; trifling; inconsiderable; also, inferior; subordinate; as, a petty fault; a petty prince.
source: Webster 1913
noun
larceny of property having a value less than some amount (the amount varies by locale)
source: WordNet 3.0
adjective satellite
inferior in rank or status
The junior faculty. A lowly corporal. Petty officialdom. A subordinate functionary.
source: WordNet 3.0
(informal) small and of little importance
A fiddling sum of money. A footling gesture. Our worries are lilliputian compared with those of countries that are at war. A little (or small) matter. A dispute over niggling details. Limited to petty enterprises. Piffling efforts. Giving a police officer a free meal may be against the law, but it seems to be a picayune infraction.
source: WordNet 3.0
contemptibly narrow in outlook
Petty little comments. Disgusted with their small-minded pettiness.
