wing-footed

wing-foot·ed

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [wing foo t-id]
- /wɪŋ ˈfʊt ɪd/
- /wɪŋ fʊt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [wing foo t-id]
- /wɪŋ ˈfʊt ɪd/

Definitions of wing-footed word

adjective wing-footed having winged feet. 1
adjective wing-footed swift. 1
adjective wing-footed fleet; swift 0
adjective wing-footed having or as if having winged feet; swift 0
adjective wing-footed Having wings on the feet; very fast. 0

See all 5 definitions of wing-footed

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Origin of wing-footed

First appearance:

before 1585

One of the 35% oldest English words

First recorded in 1585-95

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Wing-footed

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Wing-footed

wing-footed popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 62% 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.