little vs petty

petty vs little

little and petty both are nouns.

little and petty both are adjectives.

little is an adverb but petty is not an adverb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
little	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
petty	Yes	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, little and petty are synonyms defined as:

little and petty: (informal) small and of little importance

Other synonyms of little include fiddling, footling, lilliputian, niggling, picayune, piddling, piffling, trivial.

little (noun)	petty (noun)
a small amount or duration	larceny of property having a value less than some amount (the amount varies by locale)

little (adjective)	petty (adjective)
low in stature; not tall; describing something or someone with a stature less than normal	inferior in rank or status
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent	contemptibly narrow in outlook
(quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with `a') at least some	(informal) small and of little importance
small in a way that arouses feelings (of tenderness or its opposite depending on the context)
lowercase
(of a voice) faint
(informal) small and of little importance
(of children and animals) young, immature

little (adverb)	petty (adverb)
not much

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