petty vs little

little vs petty

petty and little both are nouns.

petty and little both are adjectives.

petty is not an adverb while little is an adverb.

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

As adjectives, petty and little are synonyms defined as:

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

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

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

petty (adjective)	little (adjective)
inferior in rank or status	low in stature; not tall; describing something or someone with a stature less than normal
contemptibly narrow in outlook	limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
(informal) small and of little importance	(quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with `a') at least some
	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

petty (adverb)	little (adverb)
	not much

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