Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

petty-fogger

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.42 in modern English

Syllables: pet-ty--fog-ger
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of pettyfogger.

Example Sentences

"This Fellow, I ſay, ſtiled himſelf a Lawyer, but was indeed a moſt vile Petty-fogger, without Senſe or Knowledge of any Kind; one of thoſe who may be termed Train-bearers to the Law; [...]"

Inflected Forms

petty-foggers (plural)

Questions

What does petty-fogger mean?: Alternative form of pettyfogger.

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