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   pettifogging

   /ˈpɛtɪfɒɡɪŋ/

   adjective

   • 1. placing undue emphasis on petty details; petty or trivial: "pettifogging attorneys were the bane of civil society"

   Word Origin late 16th century: from pettifogger + -ing2.

   Scrabble Points: 20

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