/ Dictionary / Index P pettifogging: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: pet•ti•fog•ging Pronunciation: (pet'ē-fog"ing, -fô"ging), [key] — adj. insignificant; petty: pettifogging details. dishonest or unethical in insignificant matters; meanly petty. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: pettifogging (Thesaurus) pettifog petting Related Content Daily Word Quiz: deleterious Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language