To quibble over trivial matters; nitpick. / To do a petty business as a lawyer, or carry out law business in a petty or tricky way.

superlative form of petty: most petty

comparative form of petty: more petty

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pettifog

present participle of pettifog

pettifoggery

plural of pettifoggery

(nonstandard, obsolete) present participle of pettifog

simple past tense and past participle of pettifog

wearing a petticoat