heavy-footed
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- adjective
- /ˈhɛviˈfʊtɪd/
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pesado
- "Hey, what's all that banging about?" she yells from the kitchen, then makes her heavy-footed way down the hall to the stairs.
Examples
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He trailed back, heavy-footed again, to the park and sat down.
Fiction book (2000) -
When they read "The Monkey's Paw," Martin hid behind his bedroom door while his uncle mounted the stairs with the heavy-footed, ominous tread of someone dead who'd been summoned back from the grave.
Fiction book (1997) -
A little heavy-footed there, huh?
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Muscatel, somewhat heavy-footed, trotted along beside him as if she were a longtime fishing pal.
Blog text (5) -
Thurston, a bearded heavy-footed man who rarely spoke, would've charged, but Mary Mobley refused to allow her husband to accept money.
Fiction book (1991) -
heavy-footed She moved heavy-footed across the creaky old floor, trying not to make too much noise.
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heavy-footed His heavy-footed approach echoed in the quiet hallway, making everyone turn to look at him.
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heavy-footed After his long hike, he felt heavy-footed as he trudged back to the campsite.
Synonyms
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Moving in an awkward, unsteady way that causes accidents
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Moving slowly in a clumsy way
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Moving slowly and heavily in an awkward way
Arms and legs feel heavy and make moving slow and hard
A person who is clumsy or who has trouble with their weight
Antonyms
How Clumsy
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word heavy-footed comes from the two simple parts heavy ('weighing a lot') and foot ('step'). It gives the picture of someone making heavy steps, so they walk slowly or awkwardly and their steps can be loud.