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pettifoggery vs wrangle

wrangle vs pettifoggery

pettifoggery and wrangle both are nouns.

pettifoggery is not a verb while wrangle is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
pettifoggery Yes No No No
wrangle Yes No Yes No
As nouns, wrangle is a hypernym of pettifoggery; that is, wrangle is a word with a broader meaning than pettifoggery:
  • pettifoggery: a quarrel about petty points
  • wrangle: an angry dispute
Other hypernyms of pettifoggery include dustup, quarrel, row, run-in, words.
pettifoggery (noun) wrangle (noun)
a quarrel about petty points an instance of intense argument (as in bargaining)
an angry dispute
pettifoggery (verb) wrangle (verb)
to quarrel noisily, angrily or disruptively
herd and care for
Difference between pettifoggery and wrangle

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