sandalled

Thân thiện

The hiker walked along the sandy path in his sandalled feet.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Wearing sandals: Describes a person or, less commonly, feet that are shod or clad in sandals.

Usage

• The adjective "sandalled" is used attributively (before a noun) or predicatively (after a linking verb) to describe the state of wearing sandals. It is a formal or literary term.
• Attributive use:
• Predicative use:

Examples

• The ancient statue depicted a sandalled warrior.
• The pilgrims, all sandalled, began their long journey.
• She walked across the hot stones, her feet comfortably sandalled.

Advanced Usage

• Poetic/Literary Context: Often used in descriptive writing to evoke a specific image, often historical, religious, or related to warm climates.
  • The sandalled prophet spoke to the crowd.

Variants and Related Words

• Sandal (noun): A type of open shoe consisting of a sole fastened by straps.
• Unsandalled (adjective): Not wearing sandals; barefoot.

Synonyms

• Sandal-shod: A near-identical synonym, also meaning wearing sandals.

Notes

• The spelling "sandaled" is also correct, particularly in American English. "Sandalled" is more common in British English.
• This word is derived from the noun "sandal" and is not commonly used in everyday casual speech. More common phrasing would be "wearing sandals."

Học thuật

Adjective

1. shod with sandals

Từ đồng nghĩa

• sandaled