pettifoggery
pettifoggery · pettifoggeries
The actions of a pettifoggerThe actions of a pettifogger; a trivial quarrel.
/ˈpɛti.fɒɡ.ə.ɹi/
Meaning
1 sensesThe actions of a pettifogger; a trivial quarrel.
He was capable of using lawyerly rhetoric, at times, to the brink of pettifoggery.
More definitions
- a quarrel about petty points
Forms
plural: pettifoggeries| Singular | pettifoggery |
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Synonyms
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