pettiness
noun
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noun
Etymology: Etymology tree English petty Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English pettiness From petty + -ness.
- The quality of being petty.
“The pettiness of the accounting department asking me to save a receipt from a fast-food restaurant was absurd.”
- A petty behaviour, attitude, etc.