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pilkunviilaaja — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • pettifogger noun Someone who quibbles over trivia, and raises petty, annoying objections and sophistry.

Senses

pilkunviilaaja is used for these senses in English:

  • inkhorn (used attributively, pejorative, of vocabulary) Something or someone pedantic, obscurely scholarly.
  • nitpicker One who nitpicks (finds fault in unimportant details).
  • pettifogger Someone who quibbles over trivia, and raises petty, annoying objections and sophistry.

pettifogger — full definition

  1. noun Someone who quibbles over trivia, and raises petty, annoying objections and sophistry.
  2. noun An unscrupulous or unethical lawyer, especially one of lesser skill.
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