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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.
The meaning of PETTIFOGGER is a lawyer whose methods are petty, underhanded, or disreputable : shyster. Did you know?
Pettifogging definition: insignificant; petty. See examples of PETTIFOGGING used in a sentence.
PETTIFOGGING meaning: 1. Pettifogging people give too much attention to small unimportant details in a way that shows a…. Learn more.
2 meanings: 1. petty 2. mean; quibbling.... Click for more definitions.
Definition of pettifogging adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Define pettifogging. pettifogging synonyms, pettifogging pronunciation, pettifogging translation, English dictionary definition of pettifogging. adj 1. petty: pettifogging details. 2. mean; quibbling: pettifogging lawyers. Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 ©...
Definitions of 'pettifogging' You can describe an action or situation as pettifogging when you think that unnecessary attention is being paid to unimportant, boring details. [old-fashioned, disapproval] ...
pettifogging From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English pettifogging pet‧ti‧fog‧ging / ˈpetiˌfɒɡɪŋ $ -ˌfɑː-, -ˌfɒː- / adjective British English old-fashioned UNIMPORTANT too concerned with small details Examples from the Corpus pettifogging • Through most of its existence , the Council has viewed itself as a slightly pettifogging , rather legalistic arbitrator.
Synonyms for PETTIFOGGING: slight, petty, tiny, minute, trifling, hairsplitting, trivial, little; Antonyms of PETTIFOGGING: serious, substantial, weighty, outstanding ...
