Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

slue-footed

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.31 in modern English

Syllables: slue--foot-ed
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having feet that are large and turn outwards or are otherwise awry, awkward, or clumsy.

Canadian usage; American usage

Example Sentences

"Why, look at Wiliam now - the first time he axed me to marry him I thought to myself, 'You're slue-footed an' slack-kneed an' addle-headed, an' I wouldn't many you for a million!'"
"The jing-jingle of the swaggering officers in their smart uniforms, once white, but now a sun-baked cream colour, the sing song gait of the slew-footed plantation worker as he goes about his work, all add to the picture of the Isle of Romance, Martinique[.]"

Etymology

From slue + footed.

Usage

Canadian usage
American usage

Inflected Forms

more slue-footed (comparative) most slue-footed (superlative) slew-footed (alternative)

Questions

What does slue-footed mean?: Having feet that are large and turn outwards or are otherwise awry, awkward, or clumsy.
Where does slue-footed come from?: From slue + footed.

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