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Definition of pettifogging adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

pettifogging

adjective

NAmE//ˈpɛt̮iˌfɔɡɪŋ//

, NAmE//ˈpɛt̮iˌfɑɡɪŋ//

[only before noun] (old-fashioned)

paying too much attention to unimportant details; concerned with unimportant things synonym petty pettifogging officials pettifogging little details

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