footling

Meaning

Adj

trivial, silly and irritating.

Verb

present participle and gerund of footle

Noun

A fetus oriented so that, at birth, its foot will emerge first. A type of breech birth.

Synonyms

trivial

piffling

little

petty

fiddling

unimportant

picayune

insignificant

piddling

niggling

trifling

lilliputian

minor

negligible

nickel-and-dime

paltry

peripheral

slight

small

small-time

unimposing

unimpressive

uninfluential

useless

venial

base

matterless

baseborn

borderline

humble

immaterial

inconsequential

inconsiderable

lightweight

low-level

lowly

marginal

menial

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈfuːt.lɪŋ/

Etymology

From footle + -ing.