pedally

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1. By means of the foot.

   The suspended subject immediately gripped the new support pedally and moved atop it.

   1992, Toshisada Nishida, Topics in primatology - Volume 1, →ISBN, page 147

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   For producing this "velocity of motion" we have a peculiar advantage, in having a double energy always at command, as half our crew are at rest always in the ordinary course of things, which, on particular emergencies, as in the instance of being chased by an enemy, may prove the salvation of the ship, cargo, and crew: not only may the whole muscular power of the crew be employed mechanically, in waorking the wheels of hydraulic engines ; but the different sets of muscles belonging to each man may be alternately employed and relieved by working them both pedally and manually, through the means of cranks, winces, and ropes.

   1816, A new system of practical political economy - Volume 1, page 28

   If the object in question moves on the land, one needs to decide if the movement is done pedally, or non-pedally (pedally/non-ped.).

   1979, Studia Anglica Posnaniensia - Volumes 10-12, page 132

   During emersion, lower eulittoral species remain pedally attached and thus have elevated evaporative water-loss rates.

   2010, John Wesley Tunnell, Encyclopedia of Texas Seashells, →ISBN, page 51

   As a band, we used whatever we needed—keyboard samples, background vocal effects, string parts, whatever. The line we drew was that they were all samples ofus, and every note, or every “event,” had to be triggered manually (or pedally, as the case might be) by one of us.

   2011, Neil Peart, Roadshow: Landscape With Drums: A Concert Tour By Motorcycle, →ISBN

2. On or in the foot.

   We tend to sweat pedally when we are mentally taxed: stressed, or concentrating hard.

   2010, Alexandra Horowitz, Inside of a Dog: What Dogs See, Smell, and Know, →ISBN

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   Incompetent deep veins lead to a reflux of blood pedally with the resultant dilation of distal veins, which itself causes valvular incompetence, setting up a vicious cycle.

   1989, Richard D. Liechty, Robert T. Soper, Fundamentals of surgery, page 312

   I therefore consider a solely pedally innervated sole as plesiomorphic for the Mollusca.

   1996, John David Taylor, Origin and evolutionary radiation of the Mollusca, page 10

   For some indications in PET imaging, it is necessary for radiopharmaceutical injections to be administered contralaterally or pedally to the disease process

   2010, Paul Shreve, David W. Townsend, Clinical PET-CT in Radiology: Integrated Imaging in Oncology, →ISBN, page 78

3. Concerning the properties of the foot

   The Emperor made no remark but immediately disappeared below to reappear in a few minutes pedally bared as was his guest.

   1895, The Illustrated American - Volume 18, page 345

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   People who aren't fortunate enough to have webbed toes (the pedally challenged?) are unlikely ever to mention it to anyone.

   2008, Stephen E. Braude, The Gold Leaf Lady and Other Parapsychological Investigations, →ISBN

   Sthenurine kangaroos, while pedally distinctive, also have the sustentacular portion of the CLAJP located more laterally, as in Prionotemnus, compared to other macropodoids.

   2006, Frederick S. Szalay, Evolutionary History of the Marsupials and an Analysis of Osteological Characters, →ISBN, page 260

4. Pertaining to the rhythm of a poem, especially as concerns the stress given to syllables.

   Pedally, on the other hand, they are admittedly far from being examples of the basic lines, the iambic pentameter and the iambic tetrameter.

   1966, John Donne, A. L. Clements, Poetry: authoritative texts, criticism, page 211

5. Involving the part on which something rests.

   Lines through the mid points of all triangles pedally inscribed in a given triangle and drawn perpendicular to the respective opposite sides of the given triangle are concurrent.

   1952, Marshall Henry Haddock, The Basis of Mine Surveying, page 16

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1. informalHaving pedals.

   It's one of those pedally boats.

   2013, Vicky Hutchin, The EYFS: A Practical Guide for Students and Professionals, →ISBN

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   “Basin Street Blues.” performed here by Joe Dobbins on a pedally piano.

   1972, Audio, page 97

   Now everyone rushes up along and down along to no purpose and if you ask me it all started wi' they pedally machines.

   2011, R. F. Delderfield, Long Summer Day, →ISBN

   Synonyms: pedalled

2. Involving or requiring pedalling.

   Flat and pedally, then steep and fast, then catch-a-pedal-rocky, it's great fun, if a little short.

   2014, Jon Barton, White Peak Mountain Biking: The Pure Trails, →ISBN, page 153

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   My first day of riding was more pedally and mellow than the second day, which was uplifted by the resort.

   2017 June 27, Tom Marvin, “Intense Carbine first ride review”, in Bike Radar

   The stiffness is such that I can quite happily wear these for big pedally rides and even went as far as using them as my spare shoes in my last 24hr solo.

   2017 July 13, Rachel Sokal, “Review: Northwave Outcross Plus Shoes”, in Singletrack