Meanings (ES + gloss)
merchero • quinqui
Having little or no importance.
I show thee what thy predecessors are, / And what they were thou feelest, in degree / Inferior as thy petty feelings and / Thy pettier portion of the immortal part / Of high intell…
a petty fault petty squabbles
de pitiminí • melindroso • nimio • pejiguero • puntilloso • quisquilloso • tiquismiquis
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.
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.
Phrases
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