That is, or acts as, a pettifogger; of, relating to, or characteristic of pettifoggers; mean, shifty (now rare). Now usually: petty, quibbling.
| 单词 | θ173862 |
| 释义 | society > law > legal profession > lawyer > [adjective] > inferior, rascally, or shrewd (2) pettifogging1579 That is, or acts as, a pettifogger; of, relating to, or characteristic of pettifoggers; mean, shifty (now rare). Now usually: petty, quibbling. pettifog1647 = pettifogging, adj. rare. |
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