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two-footed

two-footed

2.5
Standing or walking on two feet like a person
  • adjective
translation icon : bípedo
  • In soccer, a two-footed player can effectively use both feet to control the ball.
  • two-footed balance

Next thing you know you sparked the horse clean out with my two footed challenge.

Examples

  • Yet with Spurs looking good, it was all to fall apart a few minutes later as Adebayor went in on Santiago Cazorla with a terrible, studs-up, two-footed challenge.

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  • The athlete demonstrated impressive skill with his two-footed jumping ability during the competition.

  • Novice skiers often begin with two-footed balance before advancing to more complex techniques.

Synonyms

bipedal
vstwo-footed
  • Specialized
6 5.7

To move by walking on two feet

is broader, meaning simply having two feet rather than focusing on movement
biped
vstwo-footed
  • Specialized
1 6.7

Having two legs and walking on them

is a general description of having two feet rather than active walking

How Many Feet

four-footed
1 3.4
two-footed
2.5
footless
8.3

Surface Forms

two-footed positive

Morphology

two-footed = two + foot (transparent) = two + foot + ed

Formed from the numeral 'two' + 'foot' with an adjectival '-ed' meaning 'having two feet', which is directly inferable from the parts.

Etymology

Two-footed comes from the parts two and foot, meaning 'two' and 'foot', and you can see the same foot in words like footprint and footwear. So two-footed literally means 'having two feet', used for animals or people who stand or move on two feet.