Pettifog
//ˈpɛt.iˌfɒɡ//
"Pettifog" in a Sentence (3 examples)
Don't pettifog or we will soon grow weary.
[Deacon Mushrat to Pogo:] The Machiavellian barratry of a pettifogging public has maundered into do-nothingism.
He is a common barreter for his pleasure, that takes no money, but pettifogs gratis.
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