PETTIFOGGING


Meaning of PETTIFOGGING in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ petifɒgɪŋ ]

You can describe an action or situation as pettifogging when you think that unnecessary attention is being paid to unimportant, boring details. ( OLD-FASHIONED )

...pettifogging bureaucratic interference.

ADJ : ADJ n [ disapproval ]

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