Bad and Petty

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Bad adjective - Falling short of a standard.

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Petty and bad are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Petty" instead an adjective "Bad".

Nearby Words: badly, badness

Petty adjective - Not broad or open in views or opinions.

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Bad and petty are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bad" instead an adjective "Petty".

Nearby Words: pettish, pettiness, pettily

Linda starts complaining about her shallow, petty and bad-smelling schoolmates and teachers, not knowing she is being recorded.

Source: Engineered Public Confession
On a more petty note, he also insists his employees look bad on company photo days (Roger is exempt since Pembrook believes he can't get any worse) so Pembrook will look better by comparison.

Source: Bad Boss
On a personal level, Sadi's drug use is treated as a personal flaw and a bad thing in general, but no worse than the bouts of drunkenness and petty larceny other characters engage in.

Source: Drugs Are Bad

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