The Clue
Small-minded (5 letter answer)
The Answer
PETTY
Tags
Notes
The answer PETTY is uncommon, appearing about once every 575 puzzles.
Related Clues
Inconsequential
Insignificant
Mean
Minor
Niggling
Nitpicking
Nugatory
Picayune
Small
Subordinate
Trifling
Trivial
Nit-picking
Of no importance
Not grand
Like some cash
Definition
PETTY as a noun:
1. (petit larceny, petty larceny, petty) = larceny of property having a value less than some amount (the amount varies by locale)
PETTY as an adjective:
1. (junior-grade, inferior, lower-ranking, lowly, petty, secondary, subaltern, subordinate) = inferior in rank or status; "the junior faculty"; "a lowly corporal"; "petty officialdom"; "a subordinate functionary"
2. (fiddling, footling, lilliputian, little, niggling, piddling, piffling, petty, picayune, trivial) = (informal) small and of little importance; "a fiddling sum of money"; "a footling gesture"; "our worries are lilliputian compared with those of countries that are at war"; "a little (or small) matter"; "a dispute over niggling details"; "limited to petty enterprises"; "piffling efforts"; "giving a police officer a free meal may be against the law, but it seems to be a picayune infraction"
3. (petty, small-minded) = contemptibly narrow in outlook; "petty little comments"; "disgusted with their small-minded pettiness"