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 a different story here, however, as the home supporters headed for the exits even before Damian McKenzie booted the ball into the crowd to seal the All Blacks' first win on Irish soil since 2016.

From BBC

This was an election in which fundamental indicators pointed to the bums getting booted out.

From Slate

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

Whether or not those blocks were accidental, as Meta spokespeople claim, this one certainly wasn’t, and is all the stranger for that: On Monday, Threads and Instagram booted the respective accounts of the famed celebrity flight tracker that had already been banned from Twitter in late 2022.

From Slate