slow-footed

[ sloh-foot-id ]

/ ˈsloʊˈfʊt ɪd /

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adjective

proceeding at a slow pace.

Origin of slow-footed

First recorded in 1635–45

OTHER WORDS FROM slow-footed

slow-foot·ed·ly, adverbslow-foot·ed·ness, noun

Words nearby slow-footed

slowcoach, slow cooker, slowdown, slow fire, slow food, slow-footed, slow gait, slow handclap, slow infection, slow loris, slowly

Example sentences from the Web for slow-footed

I could beat that slow-footed camel in a straightaway without half trying!
Boy Scouts in the North Sea|G. Harvey Ralphson
Miss Mitford says, as you do, that she never heard of so slow-footed a book.
The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1 of 2)|Frederic G. Kenyon
Finch is a leathern, sallow, slow-footed man, between twenty and forty.
Options|O. Henry
Daun turned round from Reichenbach, accordingly; and, at his slow-footed pace, addressed himself to that new errand.
History of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. XVIII. (of XXI.)|Thomas Carlyle

She was counting the slow-footed moments, and at every turn her eyes consulted the old Dutch clock in the corner.
A Colony of Girls|Kate Livingston Willard