footed

Thân thiện

The cat is a sure-footed creature on the narrow fence.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Having feet: Describes something that possesses feet or a foot-like base or support.
   • Having a specified number or type of feet: Used in combination with another word to indicate the nature of the feet (e.g., four-footed, sure-footed).

Usage

• The adjective footed is primarily used to describe animals, furniture, or objects that have feet. It is often combined with a modifier (like a number or descriptive term) to form a compound adjective. When used alone, it simply means "having feet."

Examples

• Adjective:
  • The museum displayed fossils of various footed creatures from the prehistoric era.
  • We bought a footed bowl to prevent it from scratching the table.
  • Deer are swift, footed animals. (Here, 'footed' is used simply to mean 'having feet').

Advanced Usage

• In Compound Adjectives: Footed is most commonly used as the second part of a hyphenated compound adjective.
  • The four-footed animal left tracks in the mud. (Having four feet).
  • She is a sure-footed climber, navigating the rocky path with ease. (Having a firm, steady step).
  • The web-footed duck paddled across the pond. (Having feet with webbed toes).

Variants and Related Words

• -footed (suffix): Used to form compound adjectives describing the type or number of feet.
  • Flat-footed: Having feet with flattened arches.
  • Light-footed: Moving with light, nimble steps.
  • Heavy-footed: Moving with clumsy, heavy steps.
• Foot (noun): The part of the leg on which a person or animal stands.
• Footing (noun): A secure grip with the feet; a basis or foundation.

Synonyms

• Pedate (technical/biological): Having or resembling a foot or feet.
• Having feet: A more straightforward descriptive phrase.

Antonyms

• Footless: Lacking feet.

Notes

• When footed is used alone, it is a standard adjective. However, its most frequent and natural use is in combination with another word to create a specific descriptive term (e.g., ). These combinations are considered single lexical units (compound adjectives).

Học thuật

Adjective

1. having feet
   • footed creatures
   • a footed sofa