ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Pettyfog

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech verb

Quick meaning: Pettyfog is a verb meaning Alternative form of pettifog.

Meaning

Alternative form of pettifog.

Example Sentences

Member: You are pettyfogging now.
His was the nimble brain which delayed, pettyfogged, and conceived the confusing novel.
Such pettyfogging was not the temper desired for what King Manoel of Portugal already termed his Empire of the Indies.

Word Forms

Related Words

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