Found 3 hits - Term: pettifogged, Database: *, Strategy: exact
- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
pettifog \pet"tifog\, v. i. imp. p. p. pettifogged; p. pr.
vb. n. pettifogging. petty + fog to pettifog.
1. to do a petty business as a lawyer; also, to do law
business in a petty or tricky way. "he takes no money, but
pettifogs gratis." --s. butler.
1913 webster
2. to debate or quarrel over unimportant, trifling matters.
pjc
3. to use subterfuge, deception, or flattery for any purpose;
to practice chicanery.
pjc
see also:
pettifogged pettifogging
- [2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
pettifog
v : argue over petty things; "let's not quibble over pennies"
syn: quibble, niggle, bicker, squabble, brabble
also: pettifogging, pettifogged
see also:
quibble niggle bicker squabble brabble pettifogging
pettifogged
- [3] : WordNet (r) 2.0
pettifogged
see pettifog
see also:
pettifog
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