Both Uses of
petty
in
The Cherry Orchard
- To escape all the petty and deceptive things which prevent our being happy and free, that is the aim and meaning of our lives.†
Act 2
- He's a petty thief, a nobody.
Act 3 *petty = of less importance
Definition:
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(petty as in: a petty crime) of less importance -- at times implying insignificance