Pettifog

Definition:

• (v. i.) To do a petty business as a lawyer; also, to do law business in a petty or tricky way.
• (v. t.) To advocate like a pettifogger; to argue trickily; as, to pettifog a claim.

Compare pettifog with other words:

lawyer vs. pettifog

nitpick vs. pettifog

pettifog vs. quibble

pettifog vs. pettifogger

cavil vs. pettifog

fog vs. pettifog