- pettifogging pet·ti·fog·ging adj
- ['pɛtɪˌfɒɡɪŋ]
(details) insignificante, (objections) cavilloso (-a)
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
pettifogging pet·ti·fog·ging adj
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pet|ti|fog|ging — «PEHT ee FOG ihng, FG », adjective, noun. –adj. shifty, tricky, or quibbling: »Some men…retain through life…a pettifogging and disputatious spirit (London Times). –n. trickery; chicanery … Useful english dictionary
pet·ti·fog·ging — /ˈpɛtiˌfɑːgıŋ/ adj old fashioned : worrying too much about details that are minor or not important pettifogging lawyers … Useful english dictionary
pettifogging — pet|ti|fog|ging [ˈpetiˌfɔgıŋ US ˌfa: , ˌfo: ] adj BrE old fashioned too concerned with small details … Dictionary of contemporary English
pettifogging — /pet ee fog ing, faw ging/, adj. 1. insignificant; petty: pettifogging details. 2. dishonest or unethical in insignificant matters; meanly petty. [1570 80; see PETTIFOG, ING2] * * * … Universalium
