pettifogging
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There are 4 syllables in the word pettifogging.How to pronounce pettifogging:
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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