footling

An old-fashioned adjective meaning trivial, unimportant, or fussy.

• 🇩🇪Veraltetes Adjektiv, das unbedeutend, nichtig oder albern/betriebsam bedeutet.

1. Trivial or insignificant B2 informal

   Of very little value, importance, or size; not worth serious attention.

   • Don't bother arguing over such a footling matter.
   • He dismissed her concerns as footling details.
   • The committee wasted time on footling questions.
   • She refused to pay attention to footling complaints about the decoration.

   🇩🇪Unbedeutend

   Synonyme: inconsequentialinsignificantminornegligiblepettypiddlingsmalltriflingtrivialunimportant

   Antonyme: consequentialimportantmajormomentousnoteworthysignificantsubstantialweighty

• more footling comparative form
• most footling superlative form

A verb meaning to act or talk in a foolish, aimless, or ineffective manner; to waste time.

• 🇩🇪Zeit sinnlos vertrödeln oder sich albern, nutzlos und unproduktiv verhalten; untätig sein oder Unsinn reden.

1. Waste time or be idle C2 informal british

   To spend time doing trivial or unimportant things; to potter about.

   • He spent the afternoon footling around the garden.
   • Stop footling and get on with your work.
   • She was footling about in the kitchen, not really doing anything.

   🇩🇪Zeit verschwenden

   Synonyme: dallydawdlefool aroundfritteridlelazeloaflollygagloungemess aroundpotterputtertrifle

   Antonyme: applylaborstrivetoilwork

2. Talk or act foolishly C2 informal british

   To engage in silly or nonsensical talk or behavior.

   • The old man was footling on about his youth.
   • Don't footle with me; I know you're lying.
   • They were footling around instead of making a decision.

   🇩🇪Sich dumm verhalten oder reden

   Synonyme: dilly-dallyfiddlefoolfool aroundfritterlollygagmess aroundplay aroundtrifle

   Antonyme: behavereason

• footled past participle
• footled past simple
• footling present participle
• footles third person singular