| Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary 1,522,926,144 visitors served. |
|
Dictionary/ thesaurus | Medical dictionary | Legal dictionary | Financial dictionary | Acronyms | Idioms | Encyclopedia | Wikipedia encyclopedia | ? |
petty |
Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Wikipedia | 0.09 sec. |
|
petty Law of lesser importance Petty girl airbrushed beauty, scantily clad in Esquire’s pages. [Am. Lit.: Misc.] See : Sex Symbols How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
|
| ? Mentioned in | ? References in periodicals archive | |
|---|---|---|
The MacArthur Award, named in honor of General Douglas MacArthur, was started by the Army in 1987 as a way of promoting and sustaining effective company- and junior-grade officer leadership in the active Army and in the reserve components. Apparently the junior-grade Leni Riefenstahls in charge of sculpting Mr. Military history, likewise, invariably is presented in macroscopic detail--the progress of campaigns, the details of the major battles, and the competence of commanders--yet all of these factors ultimately depend on the junior-grade officers and the men in the ranks. |
| Encyclopedia |
| Free Tools: |
For surfers:
Browser extension |
Word of the Day |
Help
For webmasters: Free content | Linking | Lookup box | Double-click lookup | Partner with us |
|---|