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tenderfooted

tenderfooted adjective: having tender feet that easily become sore.

Adjective

tenderfooted (not comparable)

  1. Having tender feet that easily become sore.
    • a tenderfooted horse

Origin of tenderfooted

From tender + footed.

Questions about tenderfooted

What does tenderfooted mean?
Tenderfooted means having tender feet that easily become sore.
What part of speech is tenderfooted?
Tenderfooted is an adjective.

Words near tenderfooted in the dictionary

  1. tenderest
  2. tenderest-hearted
  3. tendereth
  4. tenderfeet
  5. tenderfoot
  6. tenderfooted
  7. tenderfootish
  8. tenderfootism
  9. tenderfoots
  10. tenderful
  11. tenderfully

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