footling
Americanadjective
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foolish; silly.
ridiculous, footling remarks.
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trifling or useless.
adjective
Etymology
Origin of footling
Example Sentences
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About two hours later, it was recognised Arthur was "an unanticipated footling breech", the Record of Inquest states.
From BBC ● Mar. 14, 2023
That left Jonathan with lifelong feelings of guilt, which led him on several occasions to announce that he was abandoning what he once called “this footling flibbertigibbet world of theater.”
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 27, 2019
Still, he was expected to risk body and bone in a footling contest.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 23, 2010
A play which attacks footling excess has by then capsized under the weight of its own adornments.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 10, 2010
You took me against my will to that footling hospital ball last night, and I only got three hours’ sleep instead of six, and you’re angry with me because I yawned after you kissed me.
From When Winter Comes to Main Street by Grant Martin Overton
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