noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   pettifoggery

   "[…] lost in such a jungle of intrigues, pettifoggings, treacheries, diplomacies domestic and foreign […]"

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of pettifog form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

animadversionargumentativeartificeaspersionbad noticesbad press

Antonyms

All antonyms

irenicpeaceful

Example

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"[…] lost in such a jungle of intrigues, pettifoggings, treacheries, diplomacies domestic and foreign […]"

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