Enlarge. Murfreesboro has the lowest violent crime rate of Tennessee's major cities, but saw the biggest jump in violent crimes in the first half of 2012, according to crime statistics from the FBI.
Definition of 'unimportant'. unimportant (ÊnÉªmpÉËÊ³tÉnt ) If you describe something or someone as unimportant, you mean that they do not have much influence, effect, or value, and are therefore not worth serious consideration. It was an unimportant job, and paid very little.
Full Definition of PETULANT. 1. : insolent or rude in speech or behavior. 2. : characterized by temporary or capricious ill humor: peevish.â petÂ·uÂ·lantÂ·ly adverb.See petulant defined for English-language learners. Oxford's denial of her [Margaret Thatcher's] honorary degree in 1984 was no petulant fluke but an accurate measure of her unpopularity with the whole profession. â 2 Harold Perkin, Times Literary Supplement, 26 June 1992.