tanglefooted

comparative more tanglefooted · superlative most tanglefooted

1. rareUncoordinated, bumbling.

   Many adults join in line dancing because it is adaptable to all levels of fitness and ability — from the tanglefooted to experienced social dancers.

   2003, Aline Scott-Maxwell, John Whiteoak, Currency House Inc., Currency companion to music and dance in Australia

2. Having tanglefoot applied (to trap insects and prevent them from climbing up).

   The 10 tanglefooted stalks were considered to represent a less productive resource "patch" than the entire plot when treated with "Tanglefoot".

   1982, Michael D. Breed, Charles Duncan Michener, Howard Ensign Evans, The Biology of Social Insects: Proceedings of the Ninth Congress of the International Union for the Study of Social Insects, Boulder, Colorado, August 1982