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"form": "petty",
"tags": [
"positive"
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},
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"tags": [
"comparative"
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},
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"superlative"
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}
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"senses": [
{
"examples": [
{
"text": "That is only a petty crime."
},
{
"text": "I took some petty cash for the purchase."
},
{
"text": "He is only a petty officer, not a full officer."
}
],
"glosses": [
"If something is petty it is small or not important."
],
"id": "simple-petty-en-adj-tieYAJ9U"
},
{
"examples": [
{
"text": "Why must you be so petty all the time."
},
{
"text": "He was so petty he would throw a fit if one book was out of place."
}
],
"glosses": [
"If someone is petty they are bothered by petty things."
],
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}
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{
"ipa": "/ˈpɛti/"
},
{
"ipa": "[ˈpʰɛɾi]",
"tags": [
"US"
]
},
{
"audio": "en-us-petty.ogg",
"tags": [
"US"
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}
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},
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{
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{
"text": "That is only a petty crime."
},
{
"text": "I took some petty cash for the purchase."
},
{
"text": "He is only a petty officer, not a full officer."
}
],
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"If something is petty it is small or not important."
]
},
{
"examples": [
{
"text": "Why must you be so petty all the time."
},
{
"text": "He was so petty he would throw a fit if one book was out of place."
}
],
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"If someone is petty they are bothered by petty things."
]
}
],
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{
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},
{
"ipa": "[ˈpʰɛɾi]",
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},
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"audio": "en-us-petty.ogg",
"tags": [
"US"
]
}
],
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}
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