booted

[ boo-tid ]

adjective

1. equipped with or wearing boots. boot. boots.
2. Ornithology. (of the tarsus of certain birds) covered with a continuous horny, bootlike sheath.

booted

/ ˈbuːtɪd /

adjective

1. wearing boots
2. ornithol
   1. (of birds) having an undivided tarsus covered with a horny sheath
   2. (of poultry) having a feathered tarsus

Other Words From

• un·booted adjective
• well-booted adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of booted¹

First recorded in 1545–55; boot ¹ + -ed ³

Example Sentences

And more still when Pollard booted over a penalty to make it a seven-point gap and then another to make it a 10-point lead.

From BBC

It was the second time in three years a progressive Bay Area district attorney has been booted from office before finishing their term.

From Los Angeles Times

Japan’s ruling party took a beating at the ballot box – but not a big enough beating that it has been booted out.

From BBC

Ticketed, booted, towed — there are a million hard-luck parking enforcement stories in the naked city.

From Los Angeles Times

In 2022, she revealed on the “Call Her Daddy” podcast that she had been booted because she “wasn’t willing to do what was expected” of her.

From Los Angeles Times