Petty
Petty adjective - Not broad or open in views or opinions.
Regal
Regal adjective - Large and impressive in size, grandeur, extent, or conception.
Usage example: envisioned a regal wedding with hundreds of guests, a full choir, and a reception at the fanciest hotel in town
Both words in one sentence
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Fitz and the reader spend most of the trilogy assuming that Regal entirely fits this trope, and he often does, but it also turns out that Regal wrongly believed that Shrewd had his mother assassinated, which is not exactly a petty motivation.
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