Where Does the Word Twaddle Originate from?
Twaddle, Meaning Trivial or Foolish Speech or Writing, Has Been in the Language Since the Latter Part of the Eighteenth Century. It Is Found First of All in...
Twaddle, meaning trivial or foolish speech or writing, has been in the language since the latter part of the eighteenth century. It is found first of all in the correspondence of Mrs Mary Delany, a famous letter writer, better known for her flower compositions under the title of Hortus Siccus.
What does twaddle mean in British?
Maria Puente, USA TODAY, 31 May 2018 The word is chiefly British, deriving from footle, as a verb meaning to act or talk foolishly, to waste time, and as a noun meaning twaddle or nonsense. —
Where does the word actually come from?
actually (adv.)
early 15c., "in fact, in reality" (as opposed to "in possibility"), from actual + -ly (2). Meaning "actively, vigorously" is from mid-15c.; that of "at this time, at present" is from 1660s.
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