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    pet·ti·fog·ging
    [ˈpedēˌfôɡiNG]
    adjective
    pettifogging (adjective)
    1. placing undue emphasis on petty details:
      "pettifogging attorneys were the bane of civil society" · "his pettifogging management style" · "I'm working on the broad business vision here, not pettifogging little details"
    Origin
    late 16th century: from pettifogger + -ing.
    pet·ti·fog
    [ˈpedēˌfôɡ, ˈpedēˌfäɡ]
    verb
    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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    adjective
    1. placing undue emphasis on petty details:
      trivial
      unimportant
      insignificant
      inconsequential
      petty
      minor
      light
      footling
      fiddling
      incidental
      frivolous
      silly
      idle
      superficial
      small
      tiny
      inconsiderable
      nominal
      negligible
      nugatory
      minute
      minuscule
      paltry
      derisory
      pitiful
      pathetic
      miserable
      exiguous
      of little/no account
      of little/no consequence
      not worth mentioning
      not worth bothering about
      Opposite:
      important
      serious
      considerable
    verb
    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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      To pettifog is to argue over small, unimportant issues. If you and your brother pettifog over who gets to sit in the front seat when your mom offers a ride to school, you may both end up taking the bus instead. If you're looking for a colorful, old-fashioned way to say "quibble" or "squabble," pettifog is the word for you.

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      You can describe an action or situation as pettifogging when you think that unnecessary attention is being paid to unimportant, boring details. ...pettifogging bureaucratic interference. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. 2. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. 2.

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      Antonyms for PETTIFOGGING: serious, substantial, weighty, eventful, momentous, pivotal, conspicuous, noteworthy. Pettifogging: worrying too much about details that are minor or not important. Synonyms for PETTIFOGGING: hairsplitting, nitpicking, quibbling, chicken, de minimis, footling, inconsequential, inconsiderable.

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      The actions of a pettifogger; a trivial quarrel. He was capable of using lawyerly rhetoric, at times, to the brink of pettifoggery. This page was last edited on 19 August 2024, at 05:54. Definitions and other text are available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply.

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