Pettifogging
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Pettifogging is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of pettifog.
Meaning
present participle and gerund of pettifog.
More Meanings
- pettifoggery
Example Sentences
[…] lost in such a jungle of intrigues, pettifoggings, treacheries, diplomacies domestic and foreign […]
It's lots of other pettifogging, degrading things. Things you have to endure, things you never have to think about until they happen to you.
Word Forms
- pettifoggings
Synonyms for pettifogging
Depending on context, synonyms include critical, carping, nitpicking, caviling, quibbling.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include caviling, quibbling, critical, carping, nitpicking, nitpickery.
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