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Pettifoggery

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pet·ti·fog·ger  (pt-fgr, -fôgr)
n.
1. A petty, quibbling, unscrupulous lawyer.
2. One who quibbles over trivia.

[Probably petty + obsolete fogger, pettifogger.]

petti·fogger·y n.
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Noun1.pettifoggery - a quarrel about petty points
dustup, quarrel, run-in, wrangle, row, words - an angry dispute; "they had a quarrel"; "they had words"


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There are some badgering global warming facts that really bring light to the place and which allow people a better chance to real sympathise what all the pettifoggery is about and why this is such a hot issue in the world today.
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26) The group had no formal constitution, and its membership appeared to vary according to the occasion and circumstance: this informality was surely a welcome respite from the pettifoggery of official city academies such as the Accademia della Crusca and the Accademia Fiorentina, both of which already counted Michelangelo the Younger an active member.
 
 
 
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