footwiseadv.

Brit.

/ˈfʊtwʌɪz/, U.S.

/ˈfʊtˌwaɪz/

Forms: see foot n. and -wise comb. form.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: foot n., -wise comb. form.

Etymology: < foot n. + -wise comb. form. Compare footlong adv. and later footling adv.

†1. With one or both feet foremost; = footling adv. Obsolete.

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the world > life > source or principle of life > birth > confinement > [adverb] > complications of childbirth or pregnancy

footlong1540

footwise1540

footling1605

hiplings1638

prematurely1812

postmaturely1933

preterm1977

1540 R. Jonas tr. E. Roesslin Byrth of Mankynde i. f. xxv When the one [birth] commeth hedlonge, the other fotewyse [L. pedibus priores exeant].

?1863 Trans. Philol. Soc. 1862–3 110 I may remark that we have preserved only two adverbs with the ending -ling, the one technical and the other still in ordinary use. The first is footling = footwise, with the feet forward.

2. As regards the feet.

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1918 Dry Goods Guide Dec. 34/2 We have had a nation none too well clad footwise.

1952 Billboard 26 July 49/3 Tapster Johnny Barnes makes a fair impression footwise. He has plenty of steps and a fine technique.

1987 Washington Post (Nexis) 10 Aug. d1 Walking isn't so easy, footwise, either. About two times your body weight is placed on each heel with each step.

2012 C. Strayed Wild xiv. 223 Footwise, things weren't going to be any different for me. My new boots had only chawed my feet afresh.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	footwise
释义	footwiseadv. Brit. /ˈfʊtwʌɪz/, U.S. /ˈfʊtˌwaɪz/ Forms: see foot n. and -wise comb. form. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: foot n., -wise comb. form. Etymology: < foot n. + -wise comb. form. Compare footlong adv. and later footling adv. †1. With one or both feet foremost; = footling adv. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > life > source or principle of life > birth > confinement > [adverb] > complications of childbirth or pregnancy footlong1540 footwise1540 footling1605 hiplings1638 prematurely1812 postmaturely1933 preterm1977 1540 R. Jonas tr. E. Roesslin Byrth of Mankynde i. f. xxv When the one [birth] commeth hedlonge, the other fotewyse [L. pedibus priores exeant]. ?1863 Trans. Philol. Soc. 1862–3 110 I may remark that we have preserved only two adverbs with the ending -ling, the one technical and the other still in ordinary use. The first is footling = footwise, with the feet forward. 2. As regards the feet. ΚΠ 1918 Dry Goods Guide Dec. 34/2 We have had a nation none too well clad footwise. 1952 Billboard 26 July 49/3 Tapster Johnny Barnes makes a fair impression footwise. He has plenty of steps and a fine technique. 1987 Washington Post (Nexis) 10 Aug. d1 Walking isn't so easy, footwise, either. About two times your body weight is placed on each heel with each step. 2012 C. Strayed Wild xiv. 223 Footwise, things weren't going to be any different for me. My new boots had only chawed my feet afresh. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1540
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