ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Heavy-footed

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Heavy-footed is an adjective meaning (idiomatic) Slow-moving.

Meaning

(idiomatic) Slow-moving.

More Meanings

  1. simple past and past participle of heavy-foot

Example Sentences

Nani's 76th-minute goal summed up Birmingham's state of mind as he skipped across the screen of their heavy-footed defence to slam a powerful goal past Foster from 15 yards into the corner of the net.

Synonyms for heavy-footed

Depending on context, synonyms include heavy, ponderous, lumbering.

Antonyms for heavy-footed

Common opposites include light-footed.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include lumbering, ponderous, heavy, lead-footed, slowfooted, leadfooted.

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