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- PETTIFOGGER Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of PETTIFOGGER is a lawyer whose methods are petty, underhanded, or disreputable : shyster Did you know?
- PETTIFOGGERY definition | Cambridge English Dictionary
PETTIFOGGERY meaning: 1 the fact of giving too much attention to small details that are not important, or behaviour that… Learn more
- pettifoggery - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
The actions of a pettifogger; a trivial quarrel He was capable of using lawyerly rhetoric, at times, to the brink of pettifoggery
- Pettifoggery - definition of pettifoggery by The Free Dictionary
Define pettifoggery pettifoggery synonyms, pettifoggery pronunciation, pettifoggery translation, English dictionary definition of pettifoggery n 1 A lawyer whose practice involves petty matters or who lacks sound legal judgment or skills 2 One who quibbles over trivia pet′ti·fog′ v
- Pettifoggery - Definition, Meaning Synonyms - Vocabulary. com
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- PETTIFOGGERY definition in American English | Collins English . . .
4 senses: 1 the conduct of a pettifogger, a lawyer of inferior status who handles unimportant cases, esp one who is Click for more definitions
- pettifoggery, n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford . . .
The earliest known use of the noun pettifoggery is in the mid 1600s OED's earliest evidence for pettifoggery is from 1659, in the writing of John Milton, poet and polemicist pettifoggery is formed within English, by derivation
- Pettifoggery - Meaning, Definition English Examples
Pettifoggery refers to the practice of focusing on trivial details or using petty, dishonest arguments, especially in legal matters It implies unnecessary quibbling or underhanded tactics to deceive or delay
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