FRIBBLE

Etymology

Verb

fribble (third-person singular simple present fribbles, present participle fribbling, simple past and past participle fribbled)

To waste or fritter.

To behave in a frivolous way.

To totter.

Adjective

fribble (comparative more fribble, superlative most fribble)

Of little or no importance, frivolous.

Noun

fribble (plural fribbles)

A trifling action.

A trifler.

A frivolous, contemptible fellow; a fop.

Source: Wiktionary


Frib"ble, a. Etym: [Cf. F. frivole, L. frivolus, or E. frippery.]

Definition: Frivolous; trifling; sily.

Frib"ble, n.

Definition: A frivolous, contemptible fellow; a fop. A pert fribble of a peer. Thackeray.

Frib"ble, v. i.

1. To act in a trifling or foolish manner; to act frivolously. The fools that are fribbling round about you. Thackeray.

2. To totter. [Obs.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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