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- Dictionarypettifogging/ˈpɛtɪfɒɡɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. placing undue emphasis on petty details; petty or trivial: "pettifogging attorneys were the bane of civil society"
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PETTIFOGGING definition: 1. (of people or their behaviour) giving too much attention to small details that are not…. Learn more.
noun. pet· ti· fog· ger ˈpe-tē-ˌfȯ-gər. -ˌfä- Synonyms of pettifogger. 1. : a lawyer whose methods are petty, underhanded, or disreputable : shyster. 2. : one given to quibbling over trifles. pettifogging. ˈpe-tē-ˌfȯ-giŋ. -ˌfä- adjective or noun. pettifoggery. ˈpe-tē-ˌfȯ-g (ə-)rē. -ˌfä- noun. Did you know?
Pettifogging people give too much attention to small unimportant details in a way that shows a limited mind: pettifogging lawyers. Pettifogging rules or details are too small and not important enough to give attention to. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Of little or less importance.
adjective. /ˈpetɪfɒɡɪŋ/ /ˈpetɪfɔːɡɪŋ/ [only before noun] (old-fashioned, disapproving) paying too much attention to unimportant details; connected with unimportant things synonym petty. pettifogging officials. pettifogging little details. Take your English to the next level.
Pettifogging definition: insignificant; petty. See examples of PETTIFOGGING used in a sentence.
You can describe an action or situation as pettifogging when you think that unnecessary attention is being paid to unimportant, boring details.
to bicker or quibble over trifles or unimportant matters. to carry on a petty, shifty, or unethical law business. to practice chicanery of any sort. pettifog. / ˈpɛtɪˌfɒɡ / verb. intr to be a pettifogger. Discover More. Other Words From. pet ti·fog ger noun. pet ti·fog ger·y noun. Discover More. Word History and Origins. Origin of pettifog 1.
