PETTIFOGGING


Meaning of PETTIFOGGING in English

/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, -ING 2 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .