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leadfooted

/ˈlɛd.fʊt.ɪd/

leadfooted adjective: clumsy.

Adjective

leadfooted (comparative more leadfooted, superlative most leadfooted)

  1. Clumsy.
  2. Driving very fast; pushing hard on a vehicle accelerator.
    • More than 60,000 leadfooted motorists were caught by police in the state last year.

Forms of leadfooted

comparativemore leadfooted
superlativemost leadfooted

Origin of leadfooted

From lead (“a heavy metal”) + foot + -ed.

Questions about leadfooted

What does leadfooted mean?
Leadfooted means clumsy.
What part of speech is leadfooted?
Leadfooted is an adjective.
How do you pronounce leadfooted?
Leadfooted is pronounced /ˈlɛd.fʊt.ɪd/.

Words near leadfooted in the dictionary

  1. leadeth
  2. leadfeet
  3. leadfield
  4. leadfields
  5. leadfoot
  6. leadfooted
  7. leadfoots
  8. leadfree
  9. Leadgate
  10. leadhand
  11. leadhands

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