What does pettifogging mean?
Definitions for pettifogging
pet·ti·fog·ging
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Webster Dictionary
Pettifogging
of Pettifog
Pettifoggingadjective
paltry; quibbling; mean
Pettifoggingnoun
pettifoggery
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of pettifogging in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of pettifogging in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of pettifogging in a Sentence
In the 1905 Swain trial, a senator objected when one of the managers used the word' pettifogging' and the presiding officer said the word ought not to have been used, i don't think we need to aspire to that high of a standard, but I do think those addressing the Senate should remember where they are.
I will no longer pay for the destruction of my country, family, and self. Damn tyranny! Damn the Federal Reserve liars and thieves! Damn all pettifogging, oath-breaking US attorneys and judges.… I will see you all in hell and shed my blood before I will be robbed of one more dollar to finance a national policy of treason, plunder, and corruption.
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- مشتغل بالتوافهArabic
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