pettifoggers
Definitions
Noun
- A person (especially a lawyer or politician) who uses unscrupulous or unethical methods
- A disputant who quibbles; someone who raises annoying petty objections
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| 1 | petitioner | 4 | 29 |
| 2 | prettier | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | prettiest | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | tigers | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | pettiness | 3 | 1 |
| 6 | pettigrew | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | petitioners | 4 | 0 |
| 8 | pettinger | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | petties | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | ettinger's | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | triggers | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | pretties | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | ettinger | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | tigges | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | rettinger | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | pottinger | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | potteiger | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | pittinger | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | pipetters | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | petzinger | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | pettis | 2 | 0 |
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Fragments: 0
Sound Alikes: 0
Spelled Like: 21
Words that Follow: 0
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