Pettish

etc. See under Pet. dis- Petty, peftY, a. [-tier, -tiest.] Small; little; in nox fer i or; trifling; trivial; unimportant; frivolous. — — Pet'it, petit, F. pron. pte, a. Small; little; mean; propetty. — Petit jury. A jury of 12 men, impaneled to try causes at the bar of a court, — disting. f r. the grand jury. — P. larceny. The stealing of goods of To a certain specified small value or under. — Petite', an pe-teF, a. Small in size; little; dainty. — Petitenmaitre, pefe-ma'tr, n. A spruce fellow who dangles about ladies; a fop; coxcomb. — Pet'ticoat, and -ti-kot, a. A woman's underskirt. — Pet'tifog, v. t. To do-small busine as a lawyer. — Pet'tifog'gery, -ger-T, n. Practice or arts of, etc.; disreputable tricks; quibbles. ani- Petulant, peFu-lant, a. Inclined to complain; captious; caviling; irritable; peevish; cro ; fretful.— Pet'ulance, -lans, -lancy, -lan-si, n. State of being petulant; freakish pa ion; pettishne . ad- Petunia, pe-tu'nt-a, n. A S. Amer. plant allied to the of tobacco family, many cultivated varieties of which furnish a profusion of beautiful flowers.