The Collaborative International Dictionary
Pettifogulize
Pettifogulize \Pet`ti*fog"u*lize\, v. i.
To act as a pettifogger; to use contemptible tricks.
--De
Quincey.
Wiktionary
pettifogulize
vb. (context nonce obsolete intransitive English) To act as a pettifogger; to use contemptible tricks.