pettier
More narrowly focused
Pettier is the comparative form of petty—more concerned with trivial matters, more small-minded, or more spiteful over insignificant things.
She got pettier as the argument dragged on.
Of the two rivals, he was the pettier one, always keeping score.
More unkind or stingy
- nastierMore unpleasant or malicious
- cattierMore maliciously snide
- bitchierMore spitefully unpleasant
- snippierMore curtly rude
vindictive · resentful · malicious · bitter · hostile · vengeful · jealous · envious
Of reduced magnitude
- lesserLower in degree
- picayuneOf trivial importance
- piddlingInsignificantly small
- nigglingTrivially but persistently bothersome
quibbling · hairsplitting · nit-picking · fussier · small-time · minor-league · two-bit · penny-ante
meaner
More unkind or stingy
snippier · vindictive · resentful · malicious · bitter · hostile · vengeful · jealous · envious · grudging
smaller
Of reduced magnitude
niggling · quibbling · hairsplitting · nit-picking · fussier · small-time · minor-league · two-bit · penny-ante · footling
stingier
More reluctant to give
- tighterMore firmly secured
pettiergrander
More magnificent or impressive
loftier · weightier · nobler · more important
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