footling

Words with a similar base: footling

'footling'

[loiter.v.01] as in: be about

Examples:
The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square
Who is this man that is hanging around the department?

'footling'

[footle.v.02] as in: act foolishly, as by talking nonsense

'footling'

[fiddling.s.01] as in: (informal) small and of little importance

Examples:
a fiddling sum of money
a footling gesture
our worries are lilliputian compared with those of countries that are at war
a little (or small) matter
a dispute over niggling details
limited to petty enterprises
piffling efforts
giving a police officer a free meal may be against the law, but it seems to be a picayune infraction

Origins

					footling (English)
├── -ling (English)
│   └── -ling (Middle English (1100-1500))
│       └── -ling (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
└── foot (English)

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