petty vs spendthrift

petty

adj
  • Of persons or their behaviour: marked by or reflective of undesirably limited interests, sympathies, or views; begrudging, selfish, small-minded; also, preoccupied with subjects having little or no importance and not mindful of broader concerns. 

  • Of or relating to the lowest grade or level of school; junior, primary. 

  • Little or small in size. 

  • Having little or no importance. 

  • Secondary in importance or rank; minor, subordinate. 

noun
  • An outbuilding used as a lavatory; an outhouse, a privy. 

  • A class or school for young schoolboys. 

spendthrift

adj
  • Improvident, profligate, or wasteful. 

  • Extravagant or lavish. 

noun
  • Someone who spends money improvidently or wastefully. 

  • Anything that distributes its attributes profusely, without restraint. 

How often have the words petty and spendthrift occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )