Junior and Petty

Junior

Junior adjective - Having not so great importance or rank as another.
Usage example: junior advisers to the governor

Petty is a synonym for junior in over topic. In some cases you can use "Petty" instead an adjective "Junior".

Petty

Petty adjective - Inferior in rank or status.
Usage example: petty officialdom

Junior is a synonym for petty in trivial topic. You can use "Junior" instead an adjective "Petty", if it concerns topics such as over, minor.

Nearby Words: pettish, pettiness, pettily

Both words in one sentence

  • Red Shirt Two are low-ranking officers (an ensign and a lieutenant junior grade), another is a senior chief petty officer, and the third a crewman.
    Source: Red Shirt
  • Literature / President's Vampire Evil Is Petty: During her time in the CIA, Holt ratted out her entire team to the Islamic extremists they were shadowing, resulting in their deaths, because she was angry they were sidelining her because she was the junior member of the team.
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