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Is petty a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word petty is a Scrabble US word. The word petty is worth 10 points in Scrabble:

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Is petty a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word petty is a Scrabble UK word and has 10 points:

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5-letter words (1 found)

PETTY,

4-letter words (4 found)

PYET,TYPE,TYTE,YETT,

3-letter words (6 found)

PET,PYE,TET,TYE,YEP,YET,

2-letter words (4 found)

ET,PE,TE,YE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 16 words from petty according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of petty

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Definitions and meaning of petty

petty

Etymology

The adjective is derived from Middle English peti, pety (“little, small; minor”) [and other forms], from Anglo-Norman petit, Middle French petit, and Old French peti, petit, pitet (“young; little, small; inferior; insignificant”) (modern French petit), ultimately of imitative origin. It is no longer thought that the word is derived from Celtic. Doublet of petit and petite.

The noun is derived from the adjective.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpɛ.ti/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpɛ.ti/, [ˈpʰɛ.ɾi]
  • Homophones: Petty, pedi (GA)
  • Rhymes: -ɛti
  • Hyphenation: pet‧ty

Adjective

petty (comparative pettier or more petty, superlative pettiest or most petty)

  1. (often derogatory)
    1. Having little or no importance. [from 16th c.]
      Synonyms: see Thesaurus:insignificant
      Antonyms: see Thesaurus:important
    2. 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. [from 16th c.]
      Synonyms: grudgeful, grudging
      Antonym: broad-minded
    3. (informal) Inclined to cause frustration or annoyance to others out of spite over minor grievances; extremely vindictive.
      Synonyms: see Thesaurus:vengeful
  2. (historical) Of or relating to the lowest grade or level of school; junior, primary.
  3. (obsolete except in set phrases)
    1. Little or small in size.
      Synonyms: see Thesaurus:small
      Antonyms: see Thesaurus:large
    2. Secondary in importance or rank; minor, subordinate.
      Antonyms: grand, high

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See also

  • quibble

Noun

petty (plural petties)

  1. (dialectal, euphemistic, informal) An outbuilding used as a lavatory; an outhouse, a privy.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:outhouse
  2. (historical) A class or school for young schoolboys.
    (class): Synonym: petty form
    (school): Synonyms: ABC, petty school
  3. (obsolete, chiefly in the plural, also figuratively) A little schoolboy, either in grade or size.

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References

Further reading

  • petty (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • “petty”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
  • “petty”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Hungarian

Alternative forms

  • pötty

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈpɛcː]
  • Hyphenation: petty
  • Rhymes: -ɛcː

Noun

petty (plural pettyek)

  1. dot, spot, fleck, speck, jot
    Synonyms: folt, pont, paca, pecsét, csepp, (on the face) szeplő

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Derived terms

(Expressions):

  • hétpettyes katicabogár (“seven-spot[ted] ladybird/ladybug”)

Further reading

  • petty in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

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