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
But while Pineda and Ruiz were shy with their leads, Riley Adams, another slow-footed catcher, averaged 15.3 feet per lead at first, among the best on the team.
From Washington Post • Feb. 22, 2023
But somewhere between the heartfelt thank yous and the declaration of unfinished business, Michael Penix Jr. deftly sidestepped the conventional wisdom like it was a slow-footed pass rusher.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 5, 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
At one time, when the building housed a pizza parlor, people saw only slow-footed teen-aged boys huddled about the corner.
From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison
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