Antonyms for pettifogging

Grammar : Verb

Spell : pet-ee-fog-ing, -faw-ging

Phonetic Transcription : ˈpɛt iˌfɒg ɪŋ, -ˌfɔ gɪŋ

Definition of pettifogging

Origin : 1570s as a verbal noun; c.1600 as a past participle adjective; see pettifogger. A verb pettifog is rare and attested only from 1640s.

verb quibble

Example sentences :

The issues involved are too big and far-reaching for pettifogging methods.
Extract from : « The Root of Evil » by Thomas Dixon

Why, you would not take such a pettifogging advantage of an old comrade as that.
Extract from : « White Lies » by Charles Reade

It was just as well not to have a pettifogging lawyer to deal with.
Extract from : « The Slave of Silence » by Fred M. White

None of your pettifogging tribe for me: I shall step to the front, and stay there.
Extract from : « For Faith and Freedom » by Walter Besant

The pettifogging of disobliging illwill could go no further.
Extract from : « The History of the Post Office in British North America » by William Smith

A snap judgment was to be taken by these pettifogging diplomats.
Extract from : « The Evidence in the Case » by James M. Beck

They will go on with their pettifogging and their pawnbroking, and that is enough reward for them.
Extract from : « The Inhabitants of the Philippines » by Frederic H. Sawyer

Their President is a low person, and all their ideas of government are pettifogging.
Extract from : « Mr. Scarborough's Family » by Anthony Trollope

But there is a pettifogging cult about that says you ought to know these things; moreover, children keep on asking one.
Extract from : « Mince PieAuthor: Christopher Darlington MorleyRelease Date: October 10, 2004 [eBook #13694] » by Christopher Darlington Morley

Then what is all your pettifogging about technicalities worth?
Extract from : « The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony (Volume 1 of 2) » by Ida Husted Harper

Synonyms for pettifogging

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