Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

two-footed

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.30 in modern English

Syllables: two--foot-ed
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having two legs or feet.

adj

Ambidextrous of the feet; having equal ability with either foot.

adj

Using both feet.

Example Sentences

"Fred Flanagan, for two-footed kicking, marking ability and instinctive leadership, has been the best of the centre half forwards, but not much ahead of "Whopper" Lane."
"In contrast to his club duties, he had a role towards the left, but a change of flanks has no significance for a two-footed player."
"Oct 20, 2010, Cameron Smith, Yahoo! Sports Blog, Two-footed Georgia placekicker creating quite a stir"
"Villa full-back Alan Hutton was perhaps fortunate to stay on the field when his two-footed challenge on Shane Long went unpunished by referee Phil Dowd."

Etymology

From Middle English two-foted, equivalent to two + footed. Compare Old English twifēte (“two-footed”), Old Norse tvífættr (“two-footed”).

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: two-foted

Synonyms

bipedal ambipedal biped

Questions

What does two-footed mean?: Having two legs or feet.
Where does two-footed come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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