fiddling vs footling

fiddling and footling both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fiddling	No	Yes	No	No
footling	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, fiddling and footling are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of fiddling include lilliputian, little, niggling, petty, picayune, piddling, piffling, trivial.

fiddling (adjective)	footling (adjective)
(informal) small and of little importance	(informal) small and of little importance