footly

F4O1O1T1L1Y4

adjective

Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the foot or feet.

OriginMiddle English *fotlich ← Old English fōtlīċ →
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Meanings

adjectivefootly (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf, pertaining to, or characteristic of the foot or feet.

    It has been officially confirmed that this refers to the four-legged variety and is in no way connected with any footly revival of Aneurin Bevan's previous detection about the place of two-legged dextral vermin.

    1971 June 3, New Scientist
  2. nonce wordnot comparablePedestrian; on foot.

    All footly were the Illiterates, […]

    1906, The Strand Magazine
adverbfootly (not comparable)
  1. not comparableIn a footly manner; by foot.

    Oh! foot it featly, and feat it footly, and dance and sing, and tootle-ty ting!"

    1902, Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards, Captain January

Origin

  1. Old Englishfōtlīċ“on foot, pedestrian”
  2. Middle English*fotlich
  3. Englishfootly

From Middle English *fotlich, from Old English fōtlīċ (“on foot, pedestrian”), equivalent to foot + -ly.

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APA

footly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/footly

MLA

“footly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/footly. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “footly,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/footly.

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