"Pettifog" Pronounce,Meaning And Examples

"Pettifog" Meaning

Petite-fog is an informal or poetic term, especially among lawyers and scientists, for a quibbler or a litigant who is professionally skilled in cavilling at and evading the question an opponent is asking, rather than addressing the material points involved in the issue being debated.

"Pettifog" Examples

Pettifog

Pettifog is a verb that means to engage in insignificant or trivial disputes or quarrels, often in a annoying or offensive manner.

Examples:

The two neighbors pettifogged for hours over a minor property line dispute, much to the frustration of their fellow residents.
The lawyer was accused of pettifogging the facts to try and win the case, rather than focusing on the main issues.
She loved to pettifog with her siblings, mindlessly arguing over stupid things just for the fun of it.
The manager spent more time pettifogging with the employee about points of procedure than actually addressing the real problem at hand.
The journalist observed that politicians often pettifog over trivial details, rather than taking a stand on the bigger issues.