Definitions from Wiktionary (Petty)

▸ adjective:  (often derogatory)
▸ adjective:  Having little or no importance.
▸ adjective:  Of persons or their behaviour: marked by or reflective of undesirably limited interests, sympathies, or views; begrudging, selfish, small-minded; also, preoccupied with subjects having little or no importance and not mindful of broader concerns.
▸ adjective:  (informal) Inclined to cause frustration or annoyance to others out of spite over minor grievances; extremely vindictive.
▸ adjective:  (historical) Of or relating to the lowest grade or level of school; junior, primary.
▸ adjective:  (obsolete except in set phrases)
▸ adjective:  Little or small in size.
▸ adjective:  Secondary in importance or rank; minor, subordinate.
▸ noun:  (dialectal, euphemistic, informal) An outbuilding used as a lavatory; an outhouse, a privy.
▸ noun:  (historical) A class or school for young schoolboys.
▸ noun:  (obsolete, chiefly in the plural, also figuratively) A little schoolboy, either in grade or size.
▸ noun:  A surname.
▸ Also see petty


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