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pettifogging |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb pettifog Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb pettifog Entailment of verb pettifog Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb pettifog 1 sense of pettifog Sense 1 quibble, niggle, pettifog, bicker, squabble, brabble => argue, contend, debate, fence Familiarity of verb pettifog pettifog used as a verb is very rare (polysemy count = 1) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb pettifog Sense 1 quibble, niggle, pettifog, bicker, squabble, brabble => argue, contend, debate, fence -------------- Overview of verb pettifog The verb pettifog has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. quibble, niggle, pettifog, bicker, squabble, brabble -- (argue over petty things "Let's not quibble over pennies") Overview of adj pettifogging The adj pettifogging has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. caviling, carping, nitpicking, pettifogging, quibbling -- (quibbling over insignificant details; "caviling pettifoggers and quiggling pleaders"-Edmund Burke; "her nagging and carping attack"; "thought her editor unnecessarily nitpicking"; "a pettifogging lawyer's mind"; "had no patience with quibbling critics") Antonyms of adj pettifogging 1 sense of pettifogging Sense 1 caviling, carping, nitpicking, pettifogging, quibbling INDIRECT (VIA critical) -> uncritical Similarity of adj pettifogging 1 sense of pettifogging Sense 1 caviling, carping, nitpicking, pettifogging, quibbling => critical (vs. uncritical) Attributes of adj pettifogging Familiarity of adj pettifogging pettifogging used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count = 1) Grep of adj pettifogging pettifogging Overview of verb pettifog The verb pettifog has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. quibble, niggle, pettifog, bicker, squabble, brabble -- (argue over petty things "Let's not quibble over pennies") Overview of adj pettifogging The adj pettifogging has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. caviling, carping, nitpicking, pettifogging, quibbling -- (quibbling over insignificant details; "caviling pettifoggers and quiggling pleaders"-Edmund Burke; "her nagging and carping attack"; "thought her editor unnecessarily nitpicking"; "a pettifogging lawyer's mind"; "had no patience with quibbling critics")
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