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cloven-footed

clo·ven-foot·ed
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kloh-vuh n foo t-id]
    • /ˈkloʊ vən ˈfʊt ɪd/
    • /ˈkləʊ.vən fʊt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kloh-vuh n foo t-id]
    • /ˈkloʊ vən ˈfʊt ɪd/

Definitions of cloven-footed word

  • adjective cloven-footed having split hoofs, once assumed to represent the halves of a single undivided hoof, as in cattle. 1
  • adjective cloven-footed devilish; Satanic. 1
  • adjective cloven-footed having the foot divided into parts; cloven-hoofed; fissiped. 0

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Origin of cloven-footed

First appearance:

before 1640
One of the 44% oldest English words
First recorded in 1640-50

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Cloven-footed

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

cloven-footed popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 64% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

Synonyms for cloven-footed

adj cloven-footed

  • demonic — Demonic means coming from or belonging to a demon or being like a demon.
  • diabolical — If you describe something as diabolical, you are emphasizing that it is very bad, extreme, or unpleasant.
  • accursed — Some people use accursed to describe something which they are very annoyed about.
  • atrocious — If you describe something as atrocious, you are emphasizing that its quality is very bad.
  • bad — If you say that it is bad that something happens, you mean it is unacceptable, unfortunate, or wrong.

Antonyms for cloven-footed

adj cloven-footed

  • angelic — You can describe someone as angelic if they are, or seem to be, very good, kind, and gentle.
  • godlike — like or befitting God or a god; divine.
  • moral — of, relating to, or concerned with the principles or rules of right conduct or the distinction between right and wrong; ethical: moral attitudes.
  • good — Graph-Oriented Object Database

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