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- US Pronunciation
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- [led-foo t-id]
- /ˈlɛdˈfʊt ɪd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [led-foo t-id]
- /ˈlɛdˈfʊt ɪd/
Definitions of leadfooted word
- adjective leadfooted awkward; clumsy. 1
- adjective leadfooted tending to drive too fast. 1
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Origin of leadfooted
First appearance:
before 1955 One of the 4% newest English words
First recorded in 1955-60; lead2 + footed
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Leadfooted
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
leadfooted popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data about 73% 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.
leadfooted usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for leadfooted
adj leadfooted
- bulky — Something that is bulky is large and heavy. Bulky things are often difficult to move or deal with.
- huge — extraordinarily large in bulk, quantity, or extent: a huge ship; a huge portion of ice cream.
- awkward — An awkward situation is embarrassing and difficult to deal with.
- unwieldy — not wieldy; wielded with difficulty; not readily handled or managed in use or action, as from size, shape, or weight; awkward; ungainly.
- big — A big person or thing is large in physical size.
Antonyms for leadfooted
adj leadfooted
- miniature — a representation or image of something on a small or reduced scale.
- tiny — very small; minute; wee.
- graceful — characterized by elegance or beauty of form, manner, movement, or speech; elegant: a graceful dancer; a graceful reply.
- unimportant — of much or great significance or consequence: an important event in world history.
- impoverished — reduced to poverty.
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