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    footling
    /ˈfuːtəlɪŋ/

    adjective

    • 1. trivial and irritating: "year after year you come with the same footling complaint"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishFOOTLING | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    adjective. old-fashioned uk / ˈfuː.t ə l.ɪŋ / us / ˈfuː.t̬ ə l.ɪŋ / Add to word list. silly or not important: He could always do something useful instead of wasting my time with footling queries. Synonyms. fiddling mainly UK. little. petty disapproving. picayune US. piddling informal disapproving. piffling informal. trivial.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › footlingFootling Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of FOOTLING is lacking judgment or ability : inept. How to use footling in a sentence. lacking judgment or ability : inept; lacking use or value : trivial…

  4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishFOOTLING definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    1. foolish; silly. ridiculous, footling remarks. 2. trifling or useless. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC. Modified entries © 2019 by Penguin Random House LLC and HarperCollins Publishers Ltd. Word origin. [ 1895–1900; footle + -ing2] This word is first recorded in the period 1895–1900.

  5. www.thefreedictionary.com › footlingFootling - definition of footling by The Free Dictionary

    Define footling. footling synonyms, footling pronunciation, footling translation, English dictionary definition of footling. adj. Informal 1. Lacking importance or significance; trifling: a footling gesture. 2. Stupid; inept. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language,...

  6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishfootling adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

    Definition of footling adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  7. www.dictionary.com › browse › footlingFOOTLING Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Footling definition: foolish; silly. See examples of FOOTLING used in a sentence.

  8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › footlingFootling - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    adjective. (informal) small and of little importance. “a footling gesture”. synonyms: fiddling, lilliputian, little, niggling, petty, picayune, piddling, piffling, trivial. unimportant. not important.

  9. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryFOOTLING - All you need to know about it | Collins English ...

    A complete guide to the word "FOOTLING": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.

  10. www.yourdictionary.com › footlingFootling Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    noun. A fetus oriented so that, at birth, its feet will emerge first. A type of breech birth. Wiktionary. Advertisement.

  11. www.oed.com › dictionary › footling_advfootling, adv., adj.¹, & n.² meanings, etymology and more |...

    What does the word footling mean? There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the word footling, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. See meaning & use. How common is the word footling? About 0.01 occurrences per million words in modern written English. See frequency.