Meanings
adjectiveheavy-footed (comparative more heavy-footed, superlative most heavy-footed)
comparative more heavy-footed · superlative most heavy-footed
- idiomaticSlow-moving.
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.
2011 January 22, “Man Utd 5 - 0 Birmingham”, in BBC
verb
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of heavy-foot
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Māori waewae mātotoru
- waewae mātotoruslow and laborious in moving
Cite this entry
APA
heavy-footed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heavy-footed
MLA
“heavy-footed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heavy-footed. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “heavy-footed,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heavy-footed.
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