Petty

pet'tt, a. [-tier, -tiest.] Small; little; infe- rior; trifling; trivial; unimportant; frivolous. [ME. and F. petit, W. pitw, Wall a chi an small, OF. pite, a small coin, Vf.pig, a point.] — Pet'tily, adv. In a petty or contemptible manner; frivolously. — Pet'tine , n. — Pet'it, pefT, F. pron. pte, a. Small; little; mean; petty. [Same as petty.'] — Petit jury. A jury of 12 men, impaneled to try causes at the bar of a court, — (listing, fr. the grand jury.— P. larceny. The stealing of goods of a certain specified small value or under. —Petite', pe-tet', u. Small in size; little; dainty. [F., fern, of petit.] — Petitmaitre, pet'e-ma'tr, n. A spruce fellow who dangles about ladies a fop; coxcomb. [F., master.] — Pefticoat, -tY-kot, a. A woman's underskirt. [£. coat.] — Pet'tifog, v. To do small busine as a lawyer. [ProvE. fog, to hunt servilely, flatter for gain.] — Pet'tifog'ger, re.— Pet'tifog'gery, -ger-T, n. Practice or arts of, etc. disreputable tricks; quibbles. — Peftitoes, -toz, pi. The toes or feet of a pig.