slow-footed
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- slow-footedly adverb
- slow-footedness noun
Etymology
Origin of slow-footed
First recorded in 1635–45
Example Sentences
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That scored the slow-footed Perez, who contorted his body around catcher Will Smith’s tag, and the Dodgers were so stunned by his slide that they allowed the remaining runners to advance.
From Washington Times • Jul. 2, 2023
Padilla’s visit injected a sense of urgency into a massive $750-million cleanup, which some residents and environmental advocates have derided as slow-footed and insufficient by the state.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2023
The slow-footed first baseman — who has, in recent days, dealt with right hamstring tightness and a sore left knee — was thrown out by a good margin.
From Washington Post • Apr. 26, 2022
This spring — long after criticism that he had been slow-footed in handling the horrors of the city’s jail system — he appointed a progressive corrections commissioner, however late into his tenure.
From New York Times • Dec. 23, 2021
“A Son of Pen-Llarcau does not sneak. You were too slow-footed for me. There were matters of urgency to attend to.”
From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander
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