footling

[ foot-ling ]

/ ˈfʊt lɪŋ /

adjective Informal.

foolish; silly: ridiculous, footling remarks.

trifling or useless.

Origin of footling

First recorded in 1895–1900; footle + -ing²

Words nearby footling

footlet, foot level, footlight, footlights, foot line, footling, footling presentation, footlocker, footlong, footloose, footloose and fancy-free

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Example sentences from the Web for footling

"I s'pose we'll just keep on footling about here till the blooming war's over," he growled.
Commander Lawless V.C.|Rolf Bennett
For the life of me, I can't see why we should carry these footling little nations on our shoulders.
War Letters of a Public-School Boy|Paul Jones.
But he must do this, his very first job, absolutely correctly, and without any bungling and footling.
Cupid in Africa|P. C. Wren
I wouldn't lose this day at Pompeii for a shipload of footling schoolmasters.
Captivity|M. Leonora Eyles

Seems as if everything were too small and footling to matter.
Notwithstanding|Mary Cholmondeley

British Dictionary definitions for footling

footling

/ (ˈfuːtlɪŋ) /

adjective

informal silly, trivial, or petty

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单词	footling
释义	footling [ foot-ling ] / ˈfʊt lɪŋ / adjective Informal. foolish; silly: ridiculous, footling remarks. trifling or useless. Origin of footling First recorded in 1895–1900; footle + -ing² Words nearby footling footlet, foot level, footlight, footlights, foot line, footling, footling presentation, footlocker, footlong, footloose, footloose and fancy-free Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for footling "I s'pose we'll just keep on footling about here till the blooming war's over," he growled. Commander Lawless V.C.\|Rolf Bennett For the life of me, I can't see why we should carry these footling little nations on our shoulders. War Letters of a Public-School Boy\|Paul Jones. But he must do this, his very first job, absolutely correctly, and without any bungling and footling. Cupid in Africa\|P. C. Wren I wouldn't lose this day at Pompeii for a shipload of footling schoolmasters. Captivity\|M. Leonora Eyles Seems as if everything were too small and footling to matter. Notwithstanding\|Mary Cholmondeley British Dictionary definitions for footling footling / (ˈfuːtlɪŋ) / adjective informal silly, trivial, or petty Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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