leadfooted

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/ˈlɛd.fʊt.ɪd/

adjective

Clumsy.

“More than 60,000 leadfooted motorists were caught by police in the state last year.”

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Meanings

adjectiveleadfooted (comparative more leadfooted, superlative most leadfooted)

comparative more leadfooted · superlative most leadfooted

  1. Clumsy.
  2. Driving very fast; pushing hard on a vehicle accelerator.

    More than 60,000 leadfooted motorists were caught by police in the state last year.

Origin

From lead (“a heavy metal”) + foot + -ed.

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Cite this entry
APA

leadfooted. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leadfooted

MLA

“leadfooted.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leadfooted. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “leadfooted,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leadfooted.

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