pettifoggery
noun
the act of quibbling or bickering over something unimportant.
pettifoggeries
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pluralof pettifoggery.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The magic mountain may have taken offense at these pettifoggeries, because more ill fortune fell on the expedition.
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