pettifoggery Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a quarrel about petty points
    squabble; fuss; bicker; bickering; tiff; spat.

WordNet


Pet"ti*fog`ger*y noun
Wordforms
plural -ies
Definitions
  1. The practice or arts of a pettifogger; disreputable tricks; quibbles.
    Quirks of law, and pettifoggeries. Barrow.

Webster 1913