43 Synonyms for Pettifoggery: hairsplitting

pettifoggery (43 synonym found)

Pettifoggery has 43 synonyms. The top synonyms for pettifoggery are hairsplitting, subterfuge, prevarication, hedging, quibbling, pussyfooting, parrying, shuffling and 35 more. Another word for pettifoggery is hairsplitting. Browse the full list below.

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What is a synonym for pettifoggery?

A common synonym for pettifoggery is hairsplitting. Other synonyms include subterfuge, prevarication, hedging, quibbling.

How many synonyms does pettifoggery have?

Pettifoggery has 43 synonyms listed on Thesaurasize.

What does pettifoggery mean?

(n): the actions of a pettifogger; a trivial quarrel Example: "he was capable of using lawyerly rhetoric, at times, to the brink of pettifoggery."

Definition of pettifoggery:

(n) : the actions of a pettifogger; a trivial quarrel

"he was capable of using lawyerly rhetoric, at times, to the brink of pettifoggery."

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