footling

/ˈfʊtlɪŋ/
adjective
  1. Trivial, unimportant, or foolish.
    • They spent the afternoon arguing over footling details.
    • I don't have time for footling distractions when there's work to be done.
    • The manager dismissed the complaint as a footling matter.
noun
  1. A foolish or insignificant person.
    • Don't listen to that footling; he doesn't know what he's talking about.
    • She refused to be treated like a footling by her colleagues.
    • The old man called the young politician a footling.
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