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two-footed

two-footed adjective: having two legs or feet.

Adjective

two-footed (not comparable)

  1. Having two legs or feet.
    Synonyms:
    bipedal
  2. Ambidextrous of the feet; having equal ability with either foot.
    • 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.1953 February 21, The Sporting Globe, Melbourne, page 7, column 2
    • 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.2008 June 11, Kevin McCarra, “Two-footed Sneijder the fulcrum of Holland's new counter-attacking style”, in The Guardian, London
    Synonyms:
    ambipedal
  3. Using both feet.
    • 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.2011 October 22, Sam Sheringham, “Aston Villa 1 - 2 West Brom”, in BBC Sport

Synonyms of two-footed

Origin of two-footed

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

Questions about two-footed

What does two-footed mean?
Two-footed means having two legs or feet.
What part of speech is two-footed?
Two-footed is an adjective.

Words near two-footed in the dictionary

  1. two-fingered typing
  2. two-fisted
  3. two-fisted drinker
  4. two-fisted drinkers
  5. two-fold
  6. two-footed
  7. two-form
  8. two-forms
  9. two-forty
  10. two-forty on a plank road
  11. two-four

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