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    pet·ti·fog
    [ˈpedēˌfôɡ, ˈpedēˌfäɡ]
    verb
    archaic
    pettifog (verb) · pettifogs (third person present) · pettifogged (past tense) · pettifogged (past participle) · pettifogging (present participle)
    1. quibble about petty points:
      "they pettifogged on detail and fretted about moral hazard"
      • practice legal deception or trickery:
        "he will rather pettifog and turn common barrator than be out of employment"
    Origin
    early 17th century: back-formation from pettifogger.
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    1. quibble about petty points:
      protest
      query
      argument
      exception
      moan
      grumble
      grouse
      cavil
      twine
      pettifogging
      split hairs
      chop logic
      criticize
      fault
      pick
      minor criticism
      trivial objection
      trivial complaint
      adverse comment
      find fault with
      raise trivial objections to
      complain about
      object to
      cavil at
      carp about
      holes in
       

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      What does it mean to pettifog someone?
      Pettifog (v. i.) To debate or quarrel over unimportant, trifling matters. Pettifog (v. i.) To use subterfuge, deception, or flattery for any purpose; to practice chicanery. Origin: [Petty + fog to pettifog.]

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      What does pettifogger mean?
      Pettifogger, pet′i-fog-ėr, n. a lawyer who practises only in paltry cases. Anything can be proved by two false witnesses—thinks the pettifogger. Pettifogger definition: a lawyer of inferior status who conducts unimportant cases, esp one who is unscrupulous or resorts to trickery. See examples of PETTIFOGGER used in a sentence.

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      What is the root word of pettifog?
      GCIDE (0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Pettifog (v. i.) To debate or quarrel over unimportant, trifling matters. Pettifog (v. i.) To use subterfuge, deception, or flattery for any purpose; to practice chicanery. Origin: [Petty + fog to pettifog.]

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      When was the word 'pettifog' first used?
      The word 'pettifog' was first used in the mid 1600s, as evidenced by its earliest recorded use in the writing of William Lilly, an astrologer in 1647. It is also recorded as a verb from the early 1600s. The word 'pettifog' is formed within English, by conversion. Etymons: pettifog v.

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      Where did the word 'pettifogger' come from?
      The verb was actually formed from the noun "pettifogger", which was used in the 16th Century to describe those who would argue over minor details in a fee. Merriam-Webster also notes that the term was often used to describe "lower-status lawyers" who would take on small cases.

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      How to use the word 'pettifog' in a sentence?
      To use the word pettifog in a sentence, the popular understanding is to 'criticize' or 'pettifog' - that is, to find fault.

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