Pettifogging

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  • v. Present participle of pettifog.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Paltry; quibbling; mean.
  • n. Pettifoggery.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Practising pettifoggery: characteristic of or becoming to a pettifogger; petty; mean; paltry.
    • Word Usage
    "This Mrs. Baxter called a pettifogging trick, and she pursued her parallel till the same terms were obviously indicated as appropriate to Quisanté's conduct."
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    paltry    quibbling    mean    pettifoggery    prevarication   
    Verb Stem
    pettifog   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    much-disputed    Spencerian    tautological    extramarital    ore   
     
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