PETTIFOGGERY

bicker, bickering, spat, tiff, squabble, pettifoggery, fuss

(noun) a quarrel about petty points

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

pettifoggery (plural pettifoggeries)

The actions of a pettifogger; a trivial quarrel.

Synonyms

• fuss

• quibble

• spat

• squabble

• tiff

Source: Wiktionary


Pet"ti*fog`ger*y, n.; pl. -ies (.

Definition: The practice or arts of a pettifogger; disreputable tricks; quibbles. Quirks of law, and pettifoggeries. Barrow.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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