heavy-footed
Use Heavy-footed in a sentence
iˈfʊt adjective
clumsy or ponderous, as in movement or expressiveness: music that is heavy-footed and uninspired.
Origin:
1615–25
1615–25
Related forms
heav·y-foot·ed·ness, noun
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| heavy-footed | |
| —adj | |
| having a heavy or clumsy tread | |
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Heavy-footed
is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
Example sentences
Perhaps because it's so heavy-footed and humorless, the song always made me cringe.
Sanders is much too heavy-footed for the blind side.
He appears quite unaware that he is giving an amusing account of an earnest snooper in heavy-footed pursuit of an agile dodger.
Can pull and adjust in the second level, but labors to get into gear as he is heavy-footed.
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