footless

English

Etymology

From Middle English fotles, from Old English *fōtlēas (only found as fēþelēas (“footless”)), from Proto-Germanic *fōtalausaz (“footless”), equivalent to foot +‎ -less. Cognate with Dutch voetloos, German fußlos, Swedish fotlös, Icelandic fótalaus (“footless, legless”).

Adjective

footless (comparative more footless, superlative most footless)

Without feet.
The snake is a footless creature.
(colloquial) Clumsy or inept.

Synonyms

feetless

Antonyms

Derived terms

Translations

without feet

Finnish: jalaton (fi)
Greek:
Ancient: ἄπους (ápous)

clumsy or inept

Bulgarian: несръчен (bg) (nesrǎčen), непохватен (bg) (nepohvaten)
Finnish: kömpelö (fi)

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