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pettifogging
noun
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pet · ti · fog · ging

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Definition of pettifogging:

pettifogging (noun):
a lawyer whose methods are petty, underhanded, or disreputable shyster

Synonyms for pettifogging:

captious
casuistic
cavilling
chicken
equivocating
footling
hairsplitting
imperceptible
inappreciable
inconsequential
inconsiderable
insignificant
little
mean
measly
mickey mouse
minute
negligible
niggling
nit-picking
nitpicking
no-account
nominal
paltry
peanut
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