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Meanings of
pettifoggery
in English
Portuguese
desavença
Catalan
topada
Spanish
roce
Back to the meaning
A quarrel about petty points.
spat
fuss
bickering
squabble
tiff
bicker
Portuguese
desavença
Usage of
pettifoggery
in English
1
Do you take for philosophy this twaddle, this intolerable
pettifoggery
adorned with a few scholastic trimmings?
2
"I must observe that this whole proceeding smacks of
pettifoggery
and chicanery."
Grammar, pronunciation and more
Frequent collocations
intolerable pettifoggery
smack of pettifoggery
Translations for
pettifoggery
Portuguese
desavença
Catalan
topada
enganxada
Spanish
roce
Pettifoggery
through the time