4syllables
pettifogging
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Definitions ofpettifogging
1verb
- To quibble over trivial matters; nitpick.
Example: "Don't pettifog or we will soon grow weary."
- To do a petty business as a lawyer, or carry out law business in a petty or tricky way.
1noun
- Pettifoggery
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