Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

petty-fogging

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.23 in modern English

Syllables: pet-ty--fog-ging
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of petty-fog

adj

Alternative form of pettyfogging.

Example Sentences

"In his opinion, the English hospitals 'have got Colonials well set because we won't stand for their petty-fogging ways."

Inflected Forms

more petty-fogging (comparative) most petty-fogging (superlative)

Questions

What does petty-fogging mean?: present participle and gerund of petty-fog

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