unshod
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8.6
- adjective
- /ʌnˈʃɑd/
- Archaic
:
descalzo
- Any pavement will probably be touched (even felt by unshod feet) at the same time that it is seen.
- unshod feet
Examples
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The children ran freely along the beach, shouting in joy as they played unshod in the sand.
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Joshua's unshod feet sank into the soft earth as he explored the forest.
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It had been some time since he had last gone unshod.
Fiction book (1997) -
Their mocassined feet and unshod horses leaving no trace on the land.
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He stood up abruptly and stumbled forward on his unshod foot.
Fiction book (1993) -
Although barefoot running has become a popular and beloved venture, it seems that professional athletes may want to rethink their bias toward going unshod.
Blog text (8) -
A great pure calm reigns where we sink into this cool flood of darkness... half-naked figures go by noiselessly on unshod feet...
Blog text (22) -
At this point, precautionary measures would be taken to protect unshod feet from heated floors, or conversely, bath sandals no longer needed could be taken off.
Academic text (2011) -
They were shorter, and Chanda saw now why they typically went unshod—their feet and long toes were nearly a second set of hands when needed, making them decent quadrupeds.
Fiction book (2002) -
He preferred to feel the grass under his feet and often walked around unshod.
Synonyms
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1.1
Not wearing shoes or socks
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1.5
With no shoes on your feet
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9.9
Without shoes and often wearing only sandals to show they are humble
Not wearing shoes, especially said about animals like horses
Members of some religious orders who are barefoot, sometimes wearing only sandals to show humility and sometimes poverty
Antonyms
How Shod
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Unshod is made of un- meaning 'not' and shod, which comes from the everyday word shoe. So it literally means 'not wearing shoes' and describes a person or animal who is barefoot.