petty detail

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  • detail — I n. small part minute treatment 1) to bring up, cite details 2) to go into detail; to fill in, furnish (the) details 3) essential, important; (a) graphic, gruesome, harrowing, lurid, revolting, sordid, unsavory; meticulous, microscopic, minute;… …   Combinatory dictionary

  • petty — /ˈpɛti / (say petee) adjective (pettier, pettiest) 1. of small importance; trifling; trivial: petty grievances. 2. of lesser or secondary importance, merit, etc. 3. having or showing narrow ideas, interests, etc.: petty minds. 4. mean or… …  

  • petty — [[t]pe̱ti[/t]] pettier, pettiest 1) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n (disapproval) You can use petty to describe things such as problems, rules, or arguments which you think are unimportant or relate to unimportant things. He was miserable all the time and… …   English dictionary

  • petty — pet|ty [ˈpeti] adj [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: peti small ] 1.) a petty problem, detail etc is small and unimportant = ↑trivial ▪ petty squabbles ▪ petty restrictions 2.) unkind and caring too much about small unimportant things ▪ How …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • petty — adjective 1 a problem, detail, worry etc that is petty is small and unimportant: He said he wasn t interested in petty details. | petty squabbles 2 not generous and caring only about small unimportant things: petty jealousy and spitefulness see… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • detail — n 1. item, particular, fact, point, factor, element, circumstance; aspect, feature, respect, attribute; unit, component, part, member, accessory. 2. details particulars, minutiae, niceties, fine points, fine print; counts, items, petty or minor… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • Chief Petty Officer — is a non commissioned officer or equivalent in many naval services and coast guards.CanadaChief Petty Officer refers to two ranks in the Canadian Navy. Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class (CPO2) ( Première maître de deuxième classe or pm2 in French) is …   Wikipedia

  • George Petty — George Brown Petty IV (27 April 1894 ndash; 21 July 1975) was an American pin up artist. His pin up art appeared primarily in Esquire and Fawcett Publications s True but was also in calendars marketed by Esquire , True and Ridgid Tool Company.… …   Wikipedia

  • Mary Petty — A detail from Mary Petty s September 24, 1955 cover of The New Yorker depicting Mrs. Peabody s maid Fay. The two were the primary characters in Petty s popular 40 cover Peabody Family series which ran for 35 years. Born April 29, 1899 …   Wikipedia

  • technicality — I noun aspect, detail, distinctive feature, fact, feature, fine point, inessentiality, item, method, minor point, minutiae, nuance, particular, particularity, peculiarity, petty detail, point, precept, rule, singularity, special point, speciality …   Law dictionary

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