"pettyfogging" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more pettyfogging [comparative], most pettyfogging [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} pettyfogging (comparative more pettyfogging, superlative most pettyfogging)
  1. Trivial; nitpicky.
    Sense id: en-pettyfogging-en-adj-dgOK5qfl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 60 40

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} pettyfogging
  1. present participle and gerund of pettyfog Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: pettyfog
    Sense id: en-pettyfogging-en-verb-HpPivaed

Alternative forms

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