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Pettifogging
Pettifogging meaning
present participle and gerund of pettifog
Synonyms of Pettifogging
Example sentences (2)
The new rules are being backed by eye-watering fines and pettifogging officials empowered to use 'reasonable force'.
A large nose was a 'conk', to depart quickly was 'to vamoose' and someone who attached undeserved importance to a matter was 'pettifogging'.