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Pettifoggery

noun/pˈɛɾɪfˌɑːɡɚɹi/
Definition
a quarrel about petty points
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/pˈɛɾɪfˌɑːɡɚɹi/
🇬🇧British English
/pˈɛtɪfˌɒɡəɹi/
🇮🇳Indian English
/pˈɛtɪfˌɒɡəɹi/
5 syllables Say it as /pˈɛɾɪfˌɑːɡɚɹi/.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Word Forms
bickerverbargue over petty things
spatverbengage in a brief and petty quarrel
squabbleverbargue over petty things
pettifogverbargue over petty things
fussyadjectiveexacting especially about details
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Kleinlichkeit
ein Streit um Kleinigkeiten
🇫🇷French
chicane
une querelle sur des points insignifiants
🇪🇸Spanish
argucia de abogados
una pelea por puntos insignificantes
🇮🇹Italian
meschinità
una disputa su questioni insignificanti
🇳🇱Dutch
kleinzieligheid
een ruzie over kleine punten
🇷🇺Russian
мошенничество
ссора из-за мелочей
India
🇮🇳Hindi
पेटीफॉगरी
छोटी-छोटी बातों पर झगड़ा
🇧🇩Bengali
পেটিফোগারি
ছোটখাটো বিষয় নিয়ে ঝগড়া
🇮🇳Telugu
పెట్టిఫోగరీ
చిన్న పాయింట్ల గురించి గొడవ
🇮🇳Marathi
क्षुल्लक गोष्टी
क्षुल्लक मुद्द्यांबद्दल भांडण
🇮🇳Gujarati
પેટીફોગરી
નાના મુદ્દાઓ વિશે ઝઘડો
🇮🇳Kannada
ಪೆಟ್ಟಿಫೋಗರಿ
ಸಣ್ಣಪುಟ್ಟ ಅಂಶಗಳ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಜಗಳ
🇮🇳Malayalam
പെറ്റിഫോഗറി
ചെറിയ കാര്യങ്ങളെ ചൊല്ലിയുള്ള വഴക്ക്
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਪੈਟੀਫੋਗਰੀ
ਮਾਮੂਲੀ ਬਿੰਦੂਆਂ ਬਾਰੇ ਝਗੜਾ
🇵🇰Urdu
پیٹی فوگری۔
معمولی باتوں پر جھگڑا
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
细枝末节
为一些小事而争吵
🇯🇵Japanese
ペティフォガリー
些細なことで口論になる
🇰🇷Korean
사소한 일
사소한 문제로 다툼
🇻🇳Vietnamese
sự nói nhảm nhí
cãi nhau vì những chuyện nhỏ nhặt
🇮🇩Indonesian
hal-hal yang bersifat picik
pertengkaran tentang hal-hal kecil
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
تافهة
مشاجرة حول نقاط تافهة
🇮🇷Persian
خرده خواری
دعوا در مورد نکات جزئی
🇹🇷Turkish
dava açma
küçük noktalar hakkında bir tartışma
🇮🇱Hebrew
קטנוע
ריב על נקודות קטנות
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'pettifoggery'?
The primary meaning of 'pettifoggery' is 'a quarrel about petty points'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'pettifoggery' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'pettifoggery' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'pettifoggery' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'pettifoggery' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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