Footling
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈfuːt.lɪŋ/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Footling is an adjective meaning trivial, silly and irritating.
Meaning
trivial, silly and irritating.
More Meanings
- present participle and gerund of footle
- A fetus oriented so that, at birth, its foot or feet will emerge first. A type of breech birth.
Example Sentences
In 1999 my fourth child (third daughter) made an unexpected footling breech presentation.
“Why did you persist in writing hurlothrumbo romances of the footling sort favored by mooncalfs?”
Only a couple of days ago I was compelled to take him off a case because his handling of it was so footling.
He was explaining to her things about the air service. . . . "Isn't it rather dangerous work?" she asked. She felt it was a footling question even as she asked it.
Word Forms
- footlings
Synonyms for footling
Depending on context, synonyms include trivial, petty, picayune, little, piddling, piffling.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include piffling, piddling, petty, trivial, niggling, unimportant.
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