pettifoggingn.

Brit.

/ˈpɛtɪfɒɡɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈpɛdiˌfɔɡɪŋ/,

/ˈpɛdiˌfɑɡɪŋ/

Forms: 1500s petyfogging, 1600s– pettifogging, 1700s petifoging.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pettifogger n.¹, -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < pettifogg- (in pettifogger n.¹) + -ing suffix¹. Compare pettifogging adj. and later pettifog v.

The action of pettifog v.; an instance of this; legal trickery or chicanery; petty quibbling.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > legal profession > [noun] > practice of > inferior or rascally

pettifogging1580

chicanery1589

pettifoggery1659

chicane1681

shysterism1926

1580 C. Hollyband Treasurie French Tong Chicanerie, petyfogging.

1630 tr. G. Botero Relations Famous Kingdomes World (rev. ed.) 171 (France) This Chiquanery (Petti-fogging) and multiplicitie of Pleaders, came first from the Popes Court, when his seat was at Avignon, (as my Author saith).

1651 tr. F. de Quintana Hist. Don Fenise 129 I was forced to spend the greatest part of my goods in suites and pettifoggings, untill I was forced to leave my country.

1709 German Spie 5 The innumerable Multitude of these Offices..cannot drain less than a Hundred Millions a Year from the People, by the litigious Pettifogging.

1766 I. Bickerstaff Plain Dealer 71 I have taken my leave of lawyering and pettifogging.

1843 H. Rogers Ess. (1860) III. 80 Number Ninety [sc. Tract for the Times], that singular monument of logical pettifogging.

1959 R. Robson Attorney in 18th-Cent. Eng. 139 Pettifogging was inevitable since there were far too many lawyers for them all to make an honest living; some indeed would have denied that it was possible to be both honest and an attorney.

1989 N.Y. Times 28 Nov. a25/4 With the peace process now bogged down by Israeli and P.L.O. pettifogging, Mr. Gorbachev's answer may provide just the kind of jolt the peace process needs to survive.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

pettifoggingadj.

Brit.

/ˈpɛtɪfɒɡɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈpɛdiˌfɔɡɪŋ/,

/ˈpɛdiˌfɑɡɪŋ/

Forms: 1500s–1600s petyfogging, 1600s petifogging, 1600s pettifoging, 1600s–1800s pettyfogging, 1600s– pettifogging.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pettifogger n.¹, -ing suffix².

Etymology: < pettifogg- (in pettifogger n.¹) + -ing suffix². Compare pettifogging n. and later pettifog v.

That is, or acts as, a pettifogger; of, relating to, or characteristic of pettifoggers; mean, shifty (now rare). Now usually: petty, quibbling.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > legal profession > lawyer > [adjective] > inferior, rascally, or shrewd

pettifogging1579

pettifog1647

1579 E. Hake Newes out of Powles Churchyarde newly Renued ii. sig. Bviij^v The next are Petypractisers and Petyfogging mates: Yea, Clarkes, Attorneyes..as lyue of lewde debates.

1604 T. Wright Succinct Philos. Declar. Clymactericall Yeeres 12 He was..a pettyfogging Phisitian at his owne costs, as they be petty-fogging Lawyers thorow theyr owne sutes.

1649 J. Milton Εικονοκλαστης iv. 36 To see some store of thir Friends, and in the Roman not the pettifogging sense, thir Clients so neer about them.

1673 J. Dryden Amboyna i. 6 This Fiscal, who was..an ignorant Advocate in Rotterdam, such as in England we call a Petty-fogging Rogue.

1719 in T. D'Urfey Wit & Mirth IV. 86 Whole Towns you will bruit with a Pettifogging Suit.

1747 R. Campbell London Tradesman ix. 71 There is not a more contemptible or despicable Creature than a pettifogging Attorney without Honesty.

1760 L. Sterne Life Tristram Shandy II. xvii. 121 The character of this last man, said Dr. Slop,..seems to have been taken from some pettifogging Lawyer amongst you.

1837 C. Dickens Pickwick Papers lii. 571 ‘You are’, continued Mr. Pickwick,..‘a well-matched pair of mean, rascally, pettifogging robbers.’

1876 L. Stephen Hours in Libr. 2nd Ser. viii. 360 The pettifogging cunning which supposes the gossip of lobbies..to be the embodiment of statesmanship.

1908 K. Grahame Wind in Willows viii. 178 It was hard..to be baulked by the..pettifogging mistrustfulness of paid officials.

1932 D. Lindsay Devil's Tor (2002) 177 Drapier himself, I am convinced, would be the last man on earth to entertain any pettifogging scruples about it.

1995 Daily Tel. 24 Mar. 20/7 His reading of King Lear offsets the mythic scope of Shakespeare with the pettifogging formality of the court.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pettifogging
释义	pettifoggingn. Brit. /ˈpɛtɪfɒɡɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈpɛdiˌfɔɡɪŋ/, /ˈpɛdiˌfɑɡɪŋ/ Forms: 1500s petyfogging, 1600s– pettifogging, 1700s petifoging. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pettifogger n.¹, -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < pettifogg- (in pettifogger n.¹) + -ing suffix¹. Compare pettifogging adj. and later pettifog v. The action of pettifog v.; an instance of this; legal trickery or chicanery; petty quibbling. ΘΚΠ society > law > legal profession > [noun] > practice of > inferior or rascally pettifogging1580 chicanery1589 pettifoggery1659 chicane1681 shysterism1926 1580 C. Hollyband Treasurie French Tong Chicanerie, petyfogging. 1630 tr. G. Botero Relations Famous Kingdomes World (rev. ed.) 171 (France) This Chiquanery (Petti-fogging) and multiplicitie of Pleaders, came first from the Popes Court, when his seat was at Avignon, (as my Author saith). 1651 tr. F. de Quintana Hist. Don Fenise 129 I was forced to spend the greatest part of my goods in suites and pettifoggings, untill I was forced to leave my country. 1709 German Spie 5 The innumerable Multitude of these Offices..cannot drain less than a Hundred Millions a Year from the People, by the litigious Pettifogging. 1766 I. Bickerstaff Plain Dealer 71 I have taken my leave of lawyering and pettifogging. 1843 H. Rogers Ess. (1860) III. 80 Number Ninety [sc. Tract for the Times], that singular monument of logical pettifogging. 1959 R. Robson Attorney in 18th-Cent. Eng. 139 Pettifogging was inevitable since there were far too many lawyers for them all to make an honest living; some indeed would have denied that it was possible to be both honest and an attorney. 1989 N.Y. Times 28 Nov. a25/4 With the peace process now bogged down by Israeli and P.L.O. pettifogging, Mr. Gorbachev's answer may provide just the kind of jolt the peace process needs to survive. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). pettifoggingadj. Brit. /ˈpɛtɪfɒɡɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈpɛdiˌfɔɡɪŋ/, /ˈpɛdiˌfɑɡɪŋ/ Forms: 1500s–1600s petyfogging, 1600s petifogging, 1600s pettifoging, 1600s–1800s pettyfogging, 1600s– pettifogging. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pettifogger n.¹, -ing suffix². Etymology: < pettifogg- (in pettifogger n.¹) + -ing suffix². Compare pettifogging n. and later pettifog v. That is, or acts as, a pettifogger; of, relating to, or characteristic of pettifoggers; mean, shifty (now rare). Now usually: petty, quibbling. ΘΚΠ society > law > legal profession > lawyer > [adjective] > inferior, rascally, or shrewd pettifogging1579 pettifog1647 1579 E. Hake Newes out of Powles Churchyarde newly Renued ii. sig. Bviij^v The next are Petypractisers and Petyfogging mates: Yea, Clarkes, Attorneyes..as lyue of lewde debates. 1604 T. Wright Succinct Philos. Declar. Clymactericall Yeeres 12 He was..a pettyfogging Phisitian at his owne costs, as they be petty-fogging Lawyers thorow theyr owne sutes. 1649 J. Milton Εικονοκλαστης iv. 36 To see some store of thir Friends, and in the Roman not the pettifogging sense, thir Clients so neer about them. 1673 J. Dryden Amboyna i. 6 This Fiscal, who was..an ignorant Advocate in Rotterdam, such as in England we call a Petty-fogging Rogue. 1719 in T. D'Urfey Wit & Mirth IV. 86 Whole Towns you will bruit with a Pettifogging Suit. 1747 R. Campbell London Tradesman ix. 71 There is not a more contemptible or despicable Creature than a pettifogging Attorney without Honesty. 1760 L. Sterne Life Tristram Shandy II. xvii. 121 The character of this last man, said Dr. Slop,..seems to have been taken from some pettifogging Lawyer amongst you. 1837 C. Dickens Pickwick Papers lii. 571 ‘You are’, continued Mr. Pickwick,..‘a well-matched pair of mean, rascally, pettifogging robbers.’ 1876 L. Stephen Hours in Libr. 2nd Ser. viii. 360 The pettifogging cunning which supposes the gossip of lobbies..to be the embodiment of statesmanship. 1908 K. Grahame Wind in Willows viii. 178 It was hard..to be baulked by the..pettifogging mistrustfulness of paid officials. 1932 D. Lindsay Devil's Tor (2002) 177 Drapier himself, I am convinced, would be the last man on earth to entertain any pettifogging scruples about it. 1995 Daily Tel. 24 Mar. 20/7 His reading of King Lear offsets the mythic scope of Shakespeare with the pettifogging formality of the court. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1580adj.1579
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