pettifogging (Meaning)

Webster

pettifogging (p. pr. & vb. n.)

of Pettifog

Webster

Paltry; quibbling; mean.

Webster

Pettifoggery.

The lawyer's pettifogging arguments only served to delay the trial.
The politician's pettifogging rhetoric failed to impress voters.
The professor's pettifogging criticisms detracted from the otherwise valuable lecture.
The company's pettifogging legal tactics allowed them to avoid accountability.
The HOA's pettifogging rules and regulations frustrated residents.
The student's pettifogging excuses for late assignments were unconvincing.
The bureaucrat's pettifogging bureaucracy hindered progress.
The salesman's pettifogging claims about the product's benefits misled customers.
The scientist's pettifogging analysis of the data ignored key variables.
The reviewer's pettifogging critique of the movie overlooked its artistic merits.

of Pettifog, Paltry; quibbling; mean., Pettifoggery.

trifling, footling,slight, picayune, piddling, trivial, nominal, quibbling, tiny, minute

serious, substantial, serious, substantial, pivotal, prominent, important, noteworthy, conspicuous, prominent

The lawyer's pettifogging arguments only served to delay the trial.

The politician's pettifogging rhetoric failed to impress voters.

The professor's pettifogging criticisms detracted from the otherwise valuable lecture.

The company's pettifogging legal tactics allowed them to avoid accountability.