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footle
[ foot-l ]
verb (used without object)
- to act or talk in a foolish or silly way.
noun
footle
/ ˈfuːtəl /
verb
- often foll byaround or about to loiter aimlessly; potter
- to talk nonsense
noun
- rare.foolishness
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of footle1
Example Sentences
About two hours later, it was recognised Arthur was "an unanticipated footling breech", the Record of Inquest states.
That left Jonathan with lifelong feelings of guilt, which led him on several occasions to announce that he was abandoning what he once called “this footling flibbertigibbet world of theater.”
Race and gender are weighty issues, but there is another, more footling, prejudice that Strong Island will have to overcome if it is to take the Oscar on Sunday.
Using violence to enforce footling laws is also a common theme.
Several of the large American snooping programmes made public by Mr Snowden were legitimised through unexpectedly broad readings of outwardly footling bills.
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