All 3 Uses of
petty
in
Nicholas Nickleby
- No unknown; no persecuted descendant of a man of high degree; but the weak, imbecile son of a poor, petty tradesman.†
Chpt 45
- Every petty tradesman is to begin to pity her now, is he?†
Chpt 46 *
- Here have I been, a matter of how many weeks—hard upon six—a follering up this here blessed old dowager petty larcenerer,'—Mr Squeers delivered himself of this epithet with great difficulty and effort,—'and Dotheboys Hall a-running itself regularly to seed the while!†
Chpt 57
Definition:
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(petty as in: a petty crime) of less importance -- at times implying insignificance