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pettifogging

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.24 in modern English

Syllables
pet-ti-fog-ging
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of pettifog

noun

pettifoggery

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

pettifoggings (plural)

Questions

What does pettifogging mean?
present participle and gerund of pettifog

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