What does heavy-footed mean?

heavy-footed

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Frequency: 3.29 in modern English

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"Nani's 76th-minute goal summed up Birmingham's state of mind as he skipped across the screen of their heavy-footed defence to slam a powerful goal past Foster from 15 yards into the corner of the net."

more heavy-footed (comparative) most heavy-footed (superlative)

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