floored

American

[flawrd] / flɔrd /

adjective

covered or furnished with a floor.

The house even has a floored attic with two usable rooms.
brought down to the floor or ground; knocked down.

The boxer dealt a finishing blow to his floored opponent.
(of an accelerator pedal) pushed down all the way to the floor of a vehicle, for maximum speed or power.

In these low-end sports cars there’s still significant lag in response to a floored gas pedal.
nonplussed or puzzled.

The goalie was shy and not interested in the spotlight—he seemed floored when I asked him to sign my son's jersey.
(of an argument) shown to be untenable; overthrown.

You claim to have saved money by not buying a new car, but given how much you’ve spent on repairs, this seems a floored argument.
Stock Exchange, Banking. being, having, or involving a floating interest rate for which a minimum level has been set.

If your mortgage has a floored rate, your interest rate will not drop below that rate even if the base rate falls.

verb

the simple past tense and past participle of floor.

Etymology

Origin of floored

First recorded in 1550–60; 1995–2000 floored for def. 6; floor ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. ) for the adjective senses; floor ( def. ) + -ed ¹ ( def. ) for the verb sense

Example Sentences

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“The pilot floored it. He made a power takeoff, and we got out of there.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

On June 11, he wrote: “Every time I read about the battering ram incident I’m just floored at how wild that is.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

It sprinted off a double bottom near the $50 mark in April 2025, the level where it had floored out in March 2020, near the Covid-era lows.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

The impact on home care or domiciliary services is at this stage unclear but as in most sectors many social care staff are also floored by this strain of flu and unable to work.

From BBC • Dec. 11, 2025

I floored it and burned rubber and was just picking up speed when suddenly I heard Ring, ring!

From "Dead End in Norvelt" by Jack Gantos

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