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单词 footling
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footling in British English

(ˈfuːtlɪŋ)
adjective
informal
silly, trivial, or petty

footling in American English

(ˈfutlɪŋ; ˈfʊtlɪŋ)
adjective
Informal
silly and unimportant; trivial; trifling
Word origin
prp. of footle

footling in American English

(ˈfutlɪŋ)
adjective informal
1. 
foolish; silly
ridiculous, footling remarks
2. 
trifling or useless
Word origin
[1895–1900; footle + -ing2]This word is first recorded in the period 1895–1900. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Marxism, apothecaries' measure, flamenco, frame of reference, slapstick-ing is a suffix forming the present participle of verbs (walking; thinking), such participles being often used as participial adjectives (warring factions)

Examples of 'footling' in a sentence
footling

As a theological conclusion this is pleasantly orthodox; as poetry it seems footling.
The Times Literary Supplement (2012)
Like housing, it hardly got a look-in, except for some absurdly footling measures.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
It's also odd (why waste a penny stamp on such a footling joke?).
The Times Literary Supplement (2016)
It is hard and almost footling to attempt comment on such experiences.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
And he looked back at his 1997 pledges and described them as 'footling'.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
This is not some footling detail, beyond the ken of non-lawyers.
Times, Sunday Times (2018)
That's a footling difference in any one year but cumulatively ruinous over decades.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Another is the footling size of the fines: 5 million is the record.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)

Synonyms of 'footling'

trivial, minor, silly, irrelevant
More Synonyms of footling
(adjective) 
Synonyms
trivial
I don't like to visit the doctor just for something trivial.
minor
She is known for a number of minor roles in films.
silly
irrelevant
irrelevant details
petty
Rows would start over petty things.
fiddling
There were a thousand fiddling jobs to do.
pointless
Violence is always pointless.
trifling
The guests had each paid £250, no trifling sum.
insignificant
In 1949 it was still a small, insignificant city.
unimportant
It was an unimportant job, and paid very little.
fussy
immaterial
Whether we like him or not is immaterial.
time-wasting
niggly
nickel-and-dime (US, slang)
hairsplitting

Additional synonyms

in the sense of fiddling
Definition
small or unimportant
There were a thousand fiddling jobs to do.
Synonyms
trivial,
small,
petty,
trifling,
insignificant,
unimportant,
pettifogging,
futile
in the sense of immaterial
Definition
of no real importance or relevance
Whether we like him or not is immaterial.
Synonyms
irrelevant,
insignificant,
unimportant,
unnecessary,
trivial,
trifling,
inconsequential,
extraneous,
inconsiderable,
of no importance,
of no consequence,
inessential,
a matter of indifference,
of little account,
inapposite
in the sense of insignificant
Definition
having little or no importance
In 1949 it was still a small, insignificant city.
Synonyms
unimportant,
minor,
irrelevant,
petty,
trivial,
meaningless,
trifling,
meagre,
negligible,
flimsy,
paltry,
immaterial,
inconsequential,
nondescript,
measly (informal),
scanty,
inconsiderable,
of no consequence,
nonessential,
small potatoes,
nickel-and-dime (US, slang),
of no account,
nugatory,
unsubstantial,
not worth mentioning,
of no moment,
wanky (taboo, slang)

Nearby words of
footling

  • football
  • foothold
  • footing
  • footling
  • footnote
  • footpath
  • footprint

Synonyms of 'footling'

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