pedestrian

comparative more pedestrian · superlative most pedestrian

1. not comparableOf or intended for those who are walking.

   pedestrian zone

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   pedestrian crossing

   The piezoelectric pedestrian tubeways depicted for Shanghai 2121 will provide all-weather pedestrian transportation citywide.

   2016, Alan Marshall, Ecotopia 2121: A Vision for Our Future Green Utopia in 100 Cities

2. comparablefigurativelyOrdinary, dull; everyday; unexceptional.

   a pedestrian life

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   His manner of dress was pedestrian but tidy.

   England were hugely impressive in the first half in particular, when their supporters inside this magnificent bowl at Stade Velodrome roared their approval as Russia were pressed into submission and made to look pedestrian.

   2016 June 11, Phil McNulty, “England 1-1 Russia”, in BBC Sport

   Their prose is pedestrian, their ideas weak. Hail them.

   2016, Paradox Interactive, Stellaris (video game), scene: Anomaly Event 3086

   Synonyms: basic, routine, lackluster, middling, average, basic, bog-standard, common

3. dancePertaining to ordinary, everyday movements incorporated in postmodern dance.

   The choreographer prefers pedestrian movements.

plural pedestrians

1. A walker; one who walks or goes on foot, especially as opposed to one who uses a vehicle.

   […] how the troops came marching out for evening exercise under Captain Preston; how pedestrians and street urchins taunted them, shouting "Lobsters," "Bloody-backs," and flinging snow-balls, turnips, […]

   1912, Ralph Davol, Two Men of Taunton: In the Course of Human Events, 1731-1829, page 214

   Synonyms: footer, footgoer, footfarer, footfolk

2. datedAn expert or professional walker or runner; one who performs feats of walking or running.

   Synonyms: walkist