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footed

adjective

Simple meaning

Having a foot or feet.

Pronunciation

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fuutid

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IPA pronunciation (US)

ˈfʊtɪd

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Definition

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adjective

  1. Having a foot or feet; (in combination) having a specified form or type of foot or number of feet.

  2. of a vessel

    Having a foot

  3. prosodyusually in combination

    Consisting of, or having been put into, metrical feet (of a specified character or number).

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
B2 · Upper Intermediate (estimated)
Frequency
Uncommon
Typical Use
Primarily written

Word Aura™

How this word commonly comes across.

This meaning: Having a foot or feet; (in combination) having a specified form or type of foot or number of feet.

Used this way, footed is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.

Emotional tone
Neutral
Formality
Neutral
Intensity
Not strongly marked
How common
Moderately common
Connotation
No strong connotation
Usage feel
Neutral and straightforward

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Word Family

Related forms, grouped by how they connect.

Inflected forms

Grammatical variations of the same word.

  • footnounBase word

    The part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint.

Word family

Words built from the same root.

  • footernounPerson or profession

    The height or length of something in feet.

Compound terms

Established multiword terms.

  • black-footed albatrossnounCompound term

    A variety of albatross with black feet.

  • black-footed ferretnounCompound term

    Musteline mammal of prairie regions of United States.

  • brush-footed butterflynounCompound term

    Medium to large butterflies found worldwide typically having brightly colored wings and much-reduced nonfunctional forelegs carried folded on the breast.

  • cloven-footedadjectiveCompound term

    Of or relating to the cloven feet of ruminants or swine.

  • comb-footed spidernounCompound term

    Spider having a comb-like row of bristles on each hind foot.

  • dusky-footed wood ratnounCompound term

    A wood rat with dusky feet.

Related words

Connected by subject or meaning, not by word formation.

  • foot-and-mouth diseasenounRelated term

    Acute contagious disease of cloven-footed animals marked by ulcers in the mouth and around the hoofs.

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