pettifog - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'pettifog' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Pettifog

[ v. i.]

- To do a petty business as a lawyer; also, to do law business in a petty or tricky way.

2 . Pettifog

[ v. t.]

- To advocate like a pettifogger; to argue trickily; as, to pettifog a claim.

1 . pettifog

[ v]

Meaning (1):
- argue over petty things

Example in sentence:

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