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   pet·ti·fog·ging

   /ˈpedēˌfôɡiNG/

   adjective

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

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

   Scrabble Points: 20

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