Both Uses of
petty
in
The Cherry Orchard
- He's a petty thief, a nobody.
Act 3 *petty = of less importance
- To escape all the petty and deceptive things which prevent our being happy and free, that is the aim and meaning of our lives.†
Act 2
Definitions:
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(1)
(petty as in: a petty crime) of less importance -- at times implying insignificance
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(2)
(petty as in: don't be petty) unpleasantly focusing on an unimportant flaw; or attempting to make someone suffer for an unimportant wrong
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(3)
(petty as in: petty officer) of lower rank or importance
- (4) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)