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Meaning of Pettifogging | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

pettifoggery

Equivalents

العربية تافه

Examples

“[…] lost in such a jungle of intrigues, pettifoggings, treacheries, diplomacies domestic and foreign […]”
“It's lots of other pettifogging, degrading things. Things you have⟳ to endure, things you never have⟳ to think⟳ about until they happen⟳ to you.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

Pettiford Pettigo Pettigrew Pettijohn pettiloon Pettily

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