Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

footsore

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.13 in modern English

Syllables: foot-sore
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having sore feet, but perhaps also a certain sense of satisfaction, after walking or hiking too much.

Example Sentences

"One yoke of cattle became so foot sore that they were unserviceable, and we were obliged to drive them behind the wagon."
"A quarrelsome band of footsore sulky niggers trod on the heels of the donkey."

Etymology

From foot + sore.

Inflected Forms

more footsore (comparative) most footsore (superlative)

Derived Forms

footsoreness

Questions

What does footsore mean?: Having sore feet, but perhaps also a certain sense of satisfaction, after walking or hiking too much.
Where does footsore come from?: From foot + sore.

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