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Objected Pettily Crossword Clue

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verb

• To criticise for petty or frivolous reasons.

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noun

• an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections

verb

• raise trivial objections

40%15Pettily
adverb

• in an insignificant manner

• not to a significant degree or amount

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New York Times19 Jan 1982 Down 24
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