pettifoggery.
The actions of a pettifogger; a trivial quarrel.
Meaning & usage
The actions of a pettifogger; a trivial quarrel.
He was capable of using lawyerly rhetoric, at times, to the brink of pettifoggery.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree English pettifogger Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old French -ier Latin -ia Old French -ie Old French -eriebor. Middle English -erie English -ery English pettifoggery From pettifogger + -ery.
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