pettifogging

[ pet-ee-fog-ing, -faw-ging ]

/ ˈpɛt iˌfɒg ɪŋ, -ˌfɔ gɪŋ /

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adjective

insignificant; petty: pettifogging details.

dishonest or unethical in insignificant matters; meanly petty.

Origin of pettifogging

First recorded in 1570–80; see origin at pettifog, -ing²

Words nearby pettifogging

petticoated, petticoat insulator, petticoat narcissus, pettifog, pettifogger, pettifogging, pettiness, petting, petting zoo, pettipants, pettish

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Example sentences from the Web for pettifogging

A pair of pettifogging lawyers had been kicking up a legal dust, and one of them, Bordens lawyer, was still at it.
Justin Wingate, Ranchman|John H. Whitson
None of your pettifogging tribe for me: I shall step to the front, and stay there.
For Faith and Freedom|Walter Besant
Certainly, a mere machine to hold a pen, and bully in pettifogging suits, cannot be this.
The Knickerbocker, Vol. 10, No. 5, November 1837|Various
Next in repute to the physicians stand the pettifogging lawyers, who are, according to the philosophers, a set of asses.
The World's Greatest Books -- Vol XX -- Miscellaneous Literature and Index|Various

I have work for you––not to serve any one with a writ; assign; bring an action, or any of your rascally, pettifogging tricks!
The Strollers|Frederic S. Isham

British Dictionary definitions for pettifogging

pettifogging

/ (ˈpɛtɪˌfɒɡɪŋ) /

adjective

pettypettifogging details

mean; quibblingpettifogging lawyers

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单词	pettifogging
释义	pettifogging [ pet-ee-fog-ing, -faw-ging ] / ˈpɛt iˌfɒg ɪŋ, -ˌfɔ gɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR pettifogging ON THESAURUS.COM adjective insignificant; petty: pettifogging details. dishonest or unethical in insignificant matters; meanly petty. Origin of pettifogging First recorded in 1570–80; see origin at pettifog, -ing² Words nearby pettifogging petticoated, petticoat insulator, petticoat narcissus, pettifog, pettifogger, pettifogging, pettiness, petting, petting zoo, pettipants, pettish Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pettifogging A pair of pettifogging lawyers had been kicking up a legal dust, and one of them, Bordens lawyer, was still at it. Justin Wingate, Ranchman\|John H. Whitson None of your pettifogging tribe for me: I shall step to the front, and stay there. For Faith and Freedom\|Walter Besant Certainly, a mere machine to hold a pen, and bully in pettifogging suits, cannot be this. The Knickerbocker, Vol. 10, No. 5, November 1837\|Various Next in repute to the physicians stand the pettifogging lawyers, who are, according to the philosophers, a set of asses. The World's Greatest Books -- Vol XX -- Miscellaneous Literature and Index\|Various I have work for you––not to serve any one with a writ; assign; bring an action, or any of your rascally, pettifogging tricks! The Strollers\|Frederic S. Isham British Dictionary definitions for pettifogging pettifogging / (ˈpɛtɪˌfɒɡɪŋ) / adjective pettypettifogging details mean; quibblingpettifogging lawyers Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to pettifogging niggle, bicker, wrangle, hassle, prevaricate, fence, avoid, flip-flop, spar, dispute, cavil, squabble, nitpick, carp, waffle, criticize, shift, pretend, evade, equivocate
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pettifogging

adjective

Origin of pettifogging

Words nearby pettifogging

Example sentences from the Web for pettifogging

British Dictionary definitions for pettifogging

adjective

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