Sekirov Dictionary

footling

/ˈfuːt.lɪŋ/

adjective 1
/ˈfʊt.lɪŋ/ noun 1
forms 3

adjective1

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trivial, silly and irritating.
- He was explaining to her things about the air service. . . . "Isn't it rather dangerous work?" she asked. She felt it was a footling question even as she asked it. — 1919

footling

/ˈfʊt.lɪŋ/

noun1

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A fetus oriented so that, at birth, its foot or feet will emerge first. A type of breech birth.
- In 1999 my fourth child (third daughter) made an unexpected footling breech presentation. — 2006

forms

footlings · more footling · most footling

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