petty Copy link Outline 1. mĭnūtus2. angustus (narrow, limited; esp. of the mind)3. parvus (small, insignificant, trifling) • petty: 1. mĭnūtus: p. (mean, ignoble) philosophers, m. philosophi, Cic. Sen. 23, 85: p. commanders, m. imperatores, id. Br. 73, 256. Join: minuti et angusti [homines], Fin. 1, 18, 61. 2. angustus (narrow, limited; esp. of the mind): a p. mind, animus a. [parvus], Cic. Off. 1, 20, 68: cf. supr. (1). 3. parvus (small, insignificant, trifling): v. small.