pet|ti|fog|ger|y — «PEHT ee FOG uhr ee, FG », noun, plural ger|ies. 1. the practice of a pettifogger; trickery; chicanery. 2. an act characteristic of a pettifogger … Useful english dictionary
fog — an·ti·fog·gant; an·ti·fog·mat·ic; be·fog; fog; fog·bow; fog·gage; fog·ga·ra; fog·gie; fog·gi·ly; fog·gi·ness; fog·less; pet·ti·fog; pet·ti·fog·ger; pet·ti·fog·gery; pet·ti·fog·ging; de·fog; fog·ger; fog·gy; de·fog·ger; … English syllables
ger — ag·ger; an·ger·ly; ar·mi·ger; as·trol·o·ger; au·ger; aus·trin·ger; bag·ger; bal·in·ger; bee·ger·ite; ber·ger; boot·leg·ger; bött·ger; bou·lan·ger·ite; brag·ger; braun·schwei·ger; brev·i·ger; brög·ger·ite; bud·ger·ee; bud·ger·i·gar; bud·ger·ow;… … English syllables
pettifogger — pet·ti·fog·ger … English syllables
pettifog — pet•ti•fog [[t]ˈpɛt iˌfɒg, ˌfɔg[/t]] v. i. fogged, fog•ging 1) to quibble over trifles 2) to carry on an unethical law business 3) to practice chicanery • Etymology: 1605–15; back formation from pettifogger= petty+fogger < MLG voger or MD… … From formal English to slang
pettifogger — [pet′i fäg΄ər, pet′ifôg΄ər; pet′ēfäg΄ər, pet′ēfôg΄ər] n. 〚 PETTY + obs. fogger < ?〛 1. a lawyer who handles petty cases, esp. one who uses unethical methods in conducting trumped up cases 2. a trickster; cheater 3. a quibbler; caviler pettifog … Universalium
Pettifogger — Pet ti*fog ger, n. A lawyer who deals in petty cases; an attorney whose methods are mean and tricky; an inferior lawyer. [1913 Webster] A pettifogger was lord chancellor. Macaulay. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pettifoggeries — Pettifoggery Pet ti*fog ger*y, n.; pl. {pettifoggeries}. The practice or arts of a pettifogger; disreputable tricks; quibbles. [1913 Webster] Quirks of law, and pettifoggeries. Barrow. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pettifoggery — Pet ti*fog ger*y, n.; pl. {pettifoggeries}. The practice or arts of a pettifogger; disreputable tricks; quibbles. [1913 Webster] Quirks of law, and pettifoggeries. Barrow. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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