pettiness

English

Etymology

From petty +‎ -ness.

Noun

pettiness (countable and uncountable, plural pettinesses)

  1. The quality of being petty.
    The pettiness of the accounting department asking me to save a receipt from a fast-food restaurant was absurd.
  2. A petty behaviour, attitude, etc.
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.