What does pettifoggery mean?
Definitions for pettifoggery
pet·ti·fog·ge·ry
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Princeton's WordNet
bicker, bickering, spat, tiff, squabble, pettifoggery, fussnoun
a quarrel about petty points
Wiktionary
pettifoggerynoun
The actions of a pettifogger; a trivial quarrel.
He was capable of using lawyerly rhetoric, at times, to the brink of pettifoggery.
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pettifoggery
Pettifoggery refers to petty, dishonest, or unethical behavior or practices, especially in legal matters. It can also refer to insignificant or overcomplicated details or actions which are perceived as intentionally misleading or deceptive.
Webster Dictionary
Pettifoggerynoun
the practice or arts of a pettifogger; disreputable tricks; quibbles
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of pettifoggery in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of pettifoggery in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
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