Vocabulary Entry

footling

|adjective • noun • verb

adjective

Trivial or insignificant; lacking importance.

Example Sentences

"The meeting was filled with footling comments that wasted everyone's time."

"She dismissed his footling concerns about the project."

"In the grand scheme of things, their footling arguments didn't matter."

noun

Example Sentences

"He was tired of the footling that filled their conversations."

"The committee decided to ignore the footling in their report."

"They spent hours debating footling rather than focusing on the main issue."

verb

Example Sentences

"Let's not footle around; we have serious issues to discuss."

"She often footles instead of tackling her responsibilities."

"He would footle with small tasks instead of focusing on his priorities."