pettiness

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pettiness

noun pettinesses

countable, uncountable The quality of being petty. The pettiness of the accounting department asking me to save a receipt from a fast-food restaurant was absurd.
countable, uncountable A petty behaviour, attitude, etc.

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Deutsch	Kleinlichkeit, Kleinkariertheit
Ελληνικά	μικρότητα mikrótita

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@misc{pettiness_2026,
  title = {pettiness},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pettiness},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}