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— English words —

• petty adj. (Often derogatory).
• petty adj. (Historical) Of or relating to the lowest grade or level of school; junior, primary.
• petty adj. (Obsolete except in set phrases).
• petty n. (Dialectal, euphemistic, informal) An outbuilding used as a lavatory; an outhouse, a privy.
• petty n. (Historical) A class or school for young schoolboys.
• petty n. (Obsolete, chiefly in the plural, also figuratively) A little schoolboy, either in grade or size.
• Petty prop.n. A surname.

— Foreign word, define in English —

• Hungarian
  • petty n. Dot, spot, fleck, speck, jot.

— English words, defined in French —

• petty adj. Petit, mesquin.
• petty adj. Petit, secondaire en terme d’importance.
• petty adj. Insignifiant.

— English words, defined in Spanish —

• petty adj. Insignificante.
• petty adj. Mezquino, ruin.

— English word, defined in Portuguese —

• petty adj. Pequeno, insignificante.

— English words, defined in Italian —

• petty agg. (In origine) piccolo.
• petty agg. Insignificante.

44 English words from 8 English definitions

A␣little also chiefly class derogatory Dialectal Dot either euphemistic except figuratively fleck for grade Historical informal jot junior lavatory level little lowest Obsolete Often outbuilding outhouse phrases plural primary privy relating school schoolboy schoolboys set set␣phrases size speck spot surname the to␣the used young

5 English words from 8 foreign definitions

importance Pequeno Petit piccolo ruin

7 foreign words from 8 foreign definitions

Insignifiant insignificante mesquin Mezquino origine secondaire terme

39 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

Petty␣Bag pettyfog petty-fog petty␣cash pettyfogs petty-fogs Pettyjohn pettywhin pettychaps petty␣crime petty-house petty␣knife petty␣theft petty␣crimes pettyfogged petty-fogged pettyfogger petty-fogger Petty␣France petty-houses petty␣knives petty␣spurge petty␣thefts pettyfoggers petty-foggers pettyfogging petty-fogging petty␣larceny petty␣officer petty␣treason petty␣criminal petty␣officers petty␣apartheid petty-bourgeois petty␣bourgeois petty␣criminals petty␣larcenies petty␣bourgeoisie petty␣bourgeoisies

2 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

chief␣petty␣officer chief␣petty␣officers

One prefix (New word found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

unpetty

7 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

Ett ETT pet PET Pet. Pett TTY

One word-in-word RTL (Word found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

Tep

6 anagrams found with an extra letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

Pettey Pettry pretty Pretty pwetty Pyeatt

6 anagrams found minus a letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

Pett pyet tyet type -type yett

27 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

betty Betty fetty Fetty Getty hetty Hetty jetty Letty Metty netty Netty patty Patty peaty pesty Petey Petry petta Petti petto Petts pitty potty putty Setty tetty

One lipogram (New word found when removing only one letter.)

Pett

5 epenthesis (New words found when adding only one letter.)

Pettey Pettry pretty Pretty pwetty

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