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petty meaning in Malayalam

ചെറിയ

UK/ˈpɛt.i//ˈpɛt.i/

petty in Malayalam: ചെറിയ, നിസ്സാരമായ, അപ്രധാനമായ, വെറുക്കത്തക്ക. In English, petty means having little or no importance.

Malayalam words for petty

ചെറിയ, നിസ്സാരമായ, അപ്രധാനമായ, വെറുക്കത്തക്ക

English meaning of petty

  1. adjective Having little or no importance.
  2. adjective Of persons or their behaviour: marked by or reflective of undesirably limited interests, sympathies, or views; begrudging, selfish, small-minded; also, preoccupied with subjects having little or no importance and not mindful of broader concerns.
  3. adjective Inclined to cause frustration or annoyance to others out of spite over minor grievances; extremely vindictive.
  4. adjective Of or relating to the lowest grade or level of school; junior, primary.

Full definition of petty

petty in a sentence

  • a petty fault petty squabbles
  • Such literature may well be anathema to those who are too docile and petty for their own good.
  • That corporation is only slightly pettier than they are greedy, and they are overdue to reap the consequences.

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Questions about petty in Malayalam

What is the meaning of petty in Malayalam?
Petty in Malayalam is ചെറിയ, നിസ്സാരമായ, അപ്രധാനമായ, വെറുക്കത്തക്ക.
petty എന്നതിന്റെ മലയാളം അർത്ഥം എന്താണ്?
Petty: ചെറിയ, നിസ്സാരമായ, അപ്രധാനമായ, വെറുക്കത്തക്ക.
What does petty mean in English?
Petty means having little or no importance.

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Malayalam words from Malayalam Wiktionary: petty (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: petty (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Malayalam words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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