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Meaning of pettyfog | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

Forma verbal. Verb. [B2]

Examples

“His was the nimble brain which delayed, pettyfogged, and conceived the confusing novel.”
“Member: You are pettyfogging now.”
“Such pettyfogging was not the temper desired for what King Manoel of Portugal already termed his Empire of the Indies.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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