pussy-footedadj.

Brit.

/ˈpʊsɪˌfʊtᵻd/, U.S.

/ˈpʊsiˌfʊdəd/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pussy n., footed adj.

Etymology: < pussy n. + footed adj.

Having a soft or cat-like tread; light-footed. Also: excessively cautious or hesitant; non-committal, evasive.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > care, carefulness, or attention > caution > [adjective]

warelyOE

warec1000

adviseda1325

averty1330

aware1340

ferdfula1382

well-advisedc1405

circumspect1430

hooly1513

fearful1526

curiousa1533

chary1542

wareful1548

cautelous1574

cauty1579

careful1580

wary1580

retentive1599

wary1599

ginger1600

circumstant1603

cautel1606

shya1616

cautionate1616

warisome1628

cautiousa1640

circumspectious1649

circumspectivea1674

gingerish1764

safe1874

pussy-footed1893

pussyfooting1926

risk-averse1961

risk-adverse1969

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > evasive deception, shiftiness > [adjective]

slipperc1000

hinderc1200

slidderya1250

covert1340

unwrast1393

slyc1440

slippery1555

fetching1570

shifting1581

as slippery as an eel1601

roundabout1608

corner-creeping1610

shuffling1616

prevaricatory1645

prevaricative1657

sliverly1674

whifflinga1680

sneak-pasty1681

slid1719

evasive1725

shauchling1755

shifty1837

slab-bridged1845

sneaky1861

pussy-footed1893

sidewinding1902

slithery1902

pussyfooting1926

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > stealthy action, stealth > stealthy movement > [adjective]

creepinga1400

slyc1440

prowling1546

stealing1574

sneaking1590

cat-footed1598

soft-footed1603

surrepent1608

cat-likea1616

stealthya1616

grassant1659

sliving1661

creep-mouse1766

secret1768

slinking1841

pussy-footed1893

undercreeping1893

pussyfooting1926

slinky1951

1893 Scribner's Mag. Nov. 653 Men who were beginning to walk pussy-footed and shy at shadows.

1916 Washington Post 22 Jan. 5/3 There was no pussyfooted diplomacy about that method.

1919 N.Y. Times 7 Jan. 4/6 The Republican Party..was evidently in imminent danger of taking a ‘pussy-footed’ position on the war.

1924 D. S. Barry Forty Years in Washington v. 106 Ingalls once said of Senator William B. Allison that he was so pussy-footed he could walk from New York to San Francisco on the keys of a piano and never strike a note.

1931 Times Lit. Suppl. 10 Sept. 685/1 He was pussyfooted and quick to spring.

1957 Times 10 May 13/4 This letter may sound cautious, perhaps pussy-footed, almost priggish... We must tread softly.

1980 Jrnl. Royal Soc. Arts Mar. 181/2 Aesthetics is a pussy-footed way of referring to beauty.

2002 Investm. Adviser (Nexis) 4 Mar. The personal finance press makes the tabloids look pussy-footed. Some of the Sundays in particular are especially sensational.

Derivatives

pussy-ˈfootedness n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > care, carefulness, or attention > caution > [noun]

wareness971

warelinessc1000

warningc1000

beseeing1340

cautel1531

warefulness1548

wariness1552

chariness1571

circumspectness1581

circumspection1598

warisomeness1607

guard1609

cautionateness1619

cautelousnessa1624

cautiona1639

cautiousness1649

guardedness1807

cacannyness1917

pussy-footedness1917

pussyfooting1956

leeriness1961

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > evasive deception, shiftiness > [noun]

tergiversation1570

evasiona1616

slipperiness1656

lubricity1792

shiftiness1839

phenakisma1863

evasiveness1863

pussy-footedness1917

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > stealthy action, stealth > stealthy movement > [noun] > quality

pussy-footedness1917

1917 Syracuse (N.Y.) Herald 31 July 8/4 This sudden collapse of one who has always been the community's model for meekness and pussyfootedness.

1966 Economist 30 Apr. 450/1 Politically here is confirmation..of the essential caution, not to say pussy~footedness, of the Wilson Government.

2004 Australian (Nexis) 20 July 15 There was a strange passivity in Beazley's approach to electioneering, a sort of pussy-footedness... He was too polite, too accommodating.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pussy-footed
释义	pussy-footedadj. Brit. /ˈpʊsɪˌfʊtᵻd/, U.S. /ˈpʊsiˌfʊdəd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pussy n., footed adj. Etymology: < pussy n. + footed adj. Having a soft or cat-like tread; light-footed. Also: excessively cautious or hesitant; non-committal, evasive. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > care, carefulness, or attention > caution > [adjective] warelyOE warec1000 adviseda1325 averty1330 aware1340 ferdfula1382 well-advisedc1405 circumspect1430 hooly1513 fearful1526 curiousa1533 chary1542 wareful1548 cautelous1574 cauty1579 careful1580 wary1580 retentive1599 wary1599 ginger1600 circumstant1603 cautel1606 shya1616 cautionate1616 warisome1628 cautiousa1640 circumspectious1649 circumspectivea1674 gingerish1764 safe1874 pussy-footed1893 pussyfooting1926 risk-averse1961 risk-adverse1969 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > evasive deception, shiftiness > [adjective] slipperc1000 hinderc1200 slidderya1250 covert1340 unwrast1393 slyc1440 slippery1555 fetching1570 shifting1581 as slippery as an eel1601 roundabout1608 corner-creeping1610 shuffling1616 prevaricatory1645 prevaricative1657 sliverly1674 whifflinga1680 sneak-pasty1681 slid1719 evasive1725 shauchling1755 shifty1837 slab-bridged1845 sneaky1861 pussy-footed1893 sidewinding1902 slithery1902 pussyfooting1926 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > stealthy action, stealth > stealthy movement > [adjective] creepinga1400 slyc1440 prowling1546 stealing1574 sneaking1590 cat-footed1598 soft-footed1603 surrepent1608 cat-likea1616 stealthya1616 grassant1659 sliving1661 creep-mouse1766 secret1768 slinking1841 pussy-footed1893 undercreeping1893 pussyfooting1926 slinky1951 1893 Scribner's Mag. Nov. 653 Men who were beginning to walk pussy-footed and shy at shadows. 1916 Washington Post 22 Jan. 5/3 There was no pussyfooted diplomacy about that method. 1919 N.Y. Times 7 Jan. 4/6 The Republican Party..was evidently in imminent danger of taking a ‘pussy-footed’ position on the war. 1924 D. S. Barry Forty Years in Washington v. 106 Ingalls once said of Senator William B. Allison that he was so pussy-footed he could walk from New York to San Francisco on the keys of a piano and never strike a note. 1931 Times Lit. Suppl. 10 Sept. 685/1 He was pussyfooted and quick to spring. 1957 Times 10 May 13/4 This letter may sound cautious, perhaps pussy-footed, almost priggish... We must tread softly. 1980 Jrnl. Royal Soc. Arts Mar. 181/2 Aesthetics is a pussy-footed way of referring to beauty. 2002 Investm. Adviser (Nexis) 4 Mar. The personal finance press makes the tabloids look pussy-footed. Some of the Sundays in particular are especially sensational. Derivatives pussy-ˈfootedness n. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > care, carefulness, or attention > caution > [noun] wareness971 warelinessc1000 warningc1000 beseeing1340 cautel1531 warefulness1548 wariness1552 chariness1571 circumspectness1581 circumspection1598 warisomeness1607 guard1609 cautionateness1619 cautelousnessa1624 cautiona1639 cautiousness1649 guardedness1807 cacannyness1917 pussy-footedness1917 pussyfooting1956 leeriness1961 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > evasive deception, shiftiness > [noun] tergiversation1570 evasiona1616 slipperiness1656 lubricity1792 shiftiness1839 phenakisma1863 evasiveness1863 pussy-footedness1917 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > stealthy action, stealth > stealthy movement > [noun] > quality pussy-footedness1917 1917 Syracuse (N.Y.) Herald 31 July 8/4 This sudden collapse of one who has always been the community's model for meekness and pussyfootedness. 1966 Economist 30 Apr. 450/1 Politically here is confirmation..of the essential caution, not to say pussy~footedness, of the Wilson Government. 2004 Australian (Nexis) 20 July 15 There was a strange passivity in Beazley's approach to electioneering, a sort of pussy-footedness... He was too polite, too accommodating. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1893
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