leguleio

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leguleio

/leɡuˈlɛjo/

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dal latino leguleĭus, da lex ossia "legge"

noun legulei · leguleia · leguleie

pejorative uomo di legge pedante e cavilloso o anche incapace e disonesto Dottór Azzeccagarbugli, personaggio dei Promessi sposi di A. Manzoni
pejorative parassita e ipocrita, leguleio intrigante e opportunista, al servizio dei potenti
per antonomasia avvocato da strapazzo

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pettifogger An unscrupulous lawyer

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@misc{leguleio_2026,
  title = {leguleio},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/it/leguleio},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}