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Pettiest | Pettis | Pettiness | Petti

Pettiest meaning

superlative form of petty: most petty

Using Pettiest

  • The main meaning on this page is: superlative form of petty: most petty
  • In the example corpus, pettiest often appears in combinations such as: the pettiest.

Context around Pettiest

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 19 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 4 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

couple 1× shit 1×

Sentence patterns with Pettiest

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

be the pettiest couple in 1× for the pettiest shit you 1× indulge their pettiest most boring 1× to the pettiest of rivalries 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

but the current 1× ready for the 1× serena williams and 1× some succumbed to 1×

Common sentence endings:

pettiest of rivalries 1× talk about me 1× you ever read 1×

Words around Pettiest

Just before it in the word index:

pettid 6 petticrew 6 petticoats 7 petticoat 17 pettibone 7 petti 6

Just after it in the word index:

pettifer 3 pettifogging 5 pettifor 3 pettiford 6 pettigo 2 pettigrew 26

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaand 6 aaah 6 aaargh 6 aacl 6 aadhi 6 aak 6

Corpus analysis for Pettiest

  • In this selection, "pettiest" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 19 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, couple and shit stand out and add context to how "pettiest" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include be the pettiest couple in and for the pettiest shit you. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "pettiest" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aaargh, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with pettiest

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Some succumbed to the pettiest of rivalries. (7 words)

Ready for the pettiest shit you ever read? (8 words)

Serena Williams and her husband might be the pettiest couple in sport going by what he wore to her US Open match — and what she said after. (27 words)

Longer example sentences

But the Current Year isn’t doing much to hone female talent since the reigning ideology merely encourages women to indulge their pettiest, most boring feminine tendencies: e.g., Let’s Talk About Me. (34 words)

Serena Williams and her husband might be the pettiest couple in sport going by what he wore to her US Open match — and what she said after. (27 words)

Ready for the pettiest shit you ever read? (8 words)

Question examples

Ready for the pettiest shit you ever read? (8 words)

Example sentences (4)

But the Current Year isn’t doing much to hone female talent since the reigning ideology merely encourages women to indulge their pettiest, most boring feminine tendencies: e.g., Let’s Talk About Me.

Serena Williams and her husband might be the pettiest couple in sport going by what he wore to her US Open match — and what she said after.

Ready for the pettiest shit you ever read?

Some succumbed to the pettiest of rivalries.

Common combinations with pettiest

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "pettiest" in a sentence?
An example: "But the Current Year isn’t doing much to hone female talent since the reigning ideology merely encourages women to indulge their pettiest, most boring feminine tendencies: e.g., Let’s Talk About Me." This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "pettiest" from authentic English texts.
What does "pettiest" mean?
Pettiest means: superlative form of petty: most petty
How many example sentences with "pettiest" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 4 example sentences with "pettiest", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.