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pettifoggeryenUK
pet·ti·fog·ger P0227100 (pĕt′ē-fŏg′ər, -fô′gər)n.1. A lawyer whose practice involves petty matters or who lacks sound legal judgment or skills.2. One who quibbles over trivia.
[Probably petty + obsolete fogger, pettifogger (probably akin to obsolete German Fugger, successful merchant, usurer, huckster, after the House of Fugger).]
pet′ti·fog′ v.pet′ti·fog′ger·y n.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  pettifoggery - a quarrel about petty points bicker, bickering, spat, squabble, tiff, fussdustup, quarrel, run-in, wrangle, row, words - an angry dispute; "they had a quarrel"; "they had words" |
LegalSeepettifoggerpettifoggeryenUK
Synonyms for pettifoggerynoun a quarrel about petty pointsSynonyms- bicker
- bickering
- spat
- squabble
- tiff
- fuss
Related Words- dustup
- quarrel
- run-in
- wrangle
- row
- words
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