pettyfogging

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adjective

Trivial; nitpicky.

Scrabble 23

Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of pettyfog
adjectivepettyfogging (comparative more pettyfogging, superlative most pettyfogging)

comparative more pettyfogging · superlative most pettyfogging

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pettyfogging. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pettyfogging

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“pettyfogging.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pettyfogging. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pettyfogging,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pettyfogging.

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