petit English

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petit Adjective

— If something is petit, it is small or minor.

petit adjective

— (now, uncommon, of, _, size) Petite: small, little.

— Petty, in its various senses:

— (obsolete) Few in number.

— (now, uncommon, of, _, objects) Unimportant; cheap; easily replaced.

— (legal, of, _, scale) Small, minor.

— (now, rare) Secondary; lower in rank.

petit noun

— (obsolete, usually, in the plural) A little schoolboy.

— (obsolete, rare) A kind of pigeon.

Synonyms petit synonyms

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petit English » English

petty

small

slight

short

scrimp

puny

piddling

minor

little