Meaning

1 senses

  1. (nonce word, obsolete)To act as a pettifogger; to use contemptible tricks.

Origin

From pettifog + -ule + -ize.

From pettifog + -ule + -ize.

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Forms

pettifogulizes, pettifogulizing, pettifogulized, pettifogulized
Base formpettifogulize · to pettifogulize
3rd person singularpettifogulizes
Present participlepettifogulizing
Past simplepettifogulized
Past participlepettifogulized

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theypettifogulize
he, she, itpettifogulizes

Past simpleLesson

all personspettifogulized

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave pettifogulized
he, she, ithas pettifogulized

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill pettifogulize

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
petrodollarpetrolA2petroleumpettyB2petulantpetunia
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