All 5 Uses of
petty
in
The Brothers Karamazov
- "To all appearances a malicious soul, full of petty pride," thought Miuesov.†
Chpt 2 *
- Another of his daughters was married to a petty official, and in one of the rooms of the inn, on the wall could be seen, among the family photographs, a miniature photograph of this official in uniform and official epaulettes.†
Chpt 8
- I remember the twelve jurymen—four were petty officials of the town, two were merchants, and six peasants and artisans of the town.†
Chpt 12
- I remember, long before the trial, questions were continually asked with some surprise, especially by ladies: "Can such a delicate, complex and psychological case be submitted for decision to petty officials and even peasants?" and "What can an official, still more a peasant, understand in such an affair?"†
Chpt 12
- A petty knave, a toady and buffoon, of fairly good, though undeveloped, intelligence, he was, above all, a moneylender, who grew bolder with growing prosperity.†
Chpt 12
Definition:
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(petty as in: a petty crime) of less importance -- at times implying insignificance