footling
1
9.1
- adjective
- /ˈfʊt.lɪŋ/
- Archaic
- She dismissed his concerns as merely footling and refused to discuss them further.
Examples
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His comments on the project were just footling remarks.
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Why waste time arguing over such a footling issue when there are bigger problems to solve?
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His footling excuses did nothing to change her mind.
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She dismissed the footling complaints from the audience.
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She dismissed his complaints as footling and unworthy of her attention.
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The discussion about the restaurant's decor was footling compared to the more pressing issues at hand.
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He realized that worrying about his minor mistakes was footling and decided to move on.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Not very important
226
3.7
Small and unimportant in position or power
110
3.9
Not important or serious
7
6.6
Very small and not important enough to need attention
4
8.0
Very small and not important
3
7.8
A small annoying problem or worry that does not need serious attention
1
9.9
Small and not important
1
7.0
Small in amount and not important
1
8.6
Too small or not important to matter
1
9.9
Very small or unimportant
Very low in value and not important
Antonyms
How Trivial
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word footling comes from foot plus the little suffix -ling, like in duckling, which gives a picture of something small or slight. That's why calling something footling means it is 'trivial' or 'not important'.