What does pettifog mean?
Pettifog means (intransitive) To quibble over trivial matters; nitpick..
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/ˈpɛt.iˌfɒɡ/ · verb
(intransitive) To quibble over trivial matters; nitpick..
Don't pettifog or we will soon grow weary.
[Deacon Mushrat to Pogo:] The Machiavellian barratry of a pettifogging public has maundered into do-nothingism.
He is a common barreter for his pleasure, that takes no money, but pettifogs gratis.
Use pettifog when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Pettifog means (intransitive) To quibble over trivial matters; nitpick..
Common synonyms include squabble, niggle, quibble, brabble.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Don't pettifog or we will soon grow weary.
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