pettifog
/pet-ee-fog, -fawg/US // ˈpɛt iˌfɒg, -ˌfɔg //UK // (ˈpɛtɪˌfɒɡ) //
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Definitions
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pet·ti·fogged, pet·ti·fog·ging.
- : to bicker or quibble over trifles or unimportant matters.
- : to carry on a petty, shifty, or unethical law business.
- : to practice chicanery of any sort.
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The popular understanding of the word criticize is to find fault, to pettifog.
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