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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Having the foot divided into parts; cloven-hoofed; fissiped..
1966, Claude Lévi-Strauss, The Savage Mind, translator not credited, London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, p. 99, The Buffalo clan may not skin any cloven-footed animal nor look at these animals while they are dying.
Use cloven-footed when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Cloven-footed means Having the foot divided into parts; cloven-hoofed; fissiped..
Common synonyms include cleft-footed.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
1966, Claude Lévi-Strauss, The Savage Mind, translator not credited, London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, p. 99, The Buffalo clan may not skin any cloven-footed animal nor look at these animals while they are dying.
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