Both Uses of
petty
in
The War of the Worlds
- It seems to me now almost incredibly wonderful that, with that swift fate hanging over us, men could go about their petty concerns as they did.†
Chpt 1.1 *
- Before the cylinder fell there was a general persuasion that through all the deep of space no life existed beyond the petty surface of our minute sphere.†
Chpt 2.10
Definition:
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(petty as in: a petty crime) of less importance -- at times implying insignificance