pettifoggery

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈpɛti.fɒɡ.ə.ɹi/

Noun

pettifoggery (plural pettifoggeries)

1. The actions of a pettifogger; a trivial quarrel.

   He was capable of using lawyerly rhetoric, at times, to the brink of pettifoggery.

Synonyms

• fuss
• quibble
• spat
• squabble
• tiff

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