hoofed

[ hooft, hooft ]

adjective

1. having hoofs; ungulate.

hoofed

/ huːft /

adjective

1. 1. having a hoof or hoofs
   2. ( in combination )

      cloven-hoofed

      four-hoofed

Other Words From

• un·hoofed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of hoofed¹

First recorded in 1505–15; hoof + -ed ³

Example Sentences

During the Pleistocene, Toxodon may have been the most common hoofed mammal in South America, and Darwin was “deeply astonished” at the disappearance of such “great monsters.”

From Salon

There are about 170 modern ruminant hoofed mammal species with headgear, and many more in the fossil record.

From Science Daily

Pia Anderwald, a researcher with the Swiss National Park in Zernez, Switzerland, who studies antelope-like chamois and other hoofed Alpine mammals, was not surprised by the number of goat avalanche deaths in the study.

From New York Times

The furred and the hoofed, the feathered and the chaotically tentacled roam, slither and sometimes howl in “The Animal Kingdom,” an amusing what-if French fantasy with a touch of comedy and some glints of horror.

From New York Times

Seen and heard around town: The traffic on the main street was so bad that John Kerry, President Biden’s climate envoy, hoofed it to a meeting.

From New York Times