footsore

footsore
footsore foot"sore, foot-sore foot"-sore`, a. Having sore or tender feet, as by reason of much walking; as, foot-sore cattle. [1913 Webster]

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  • footsore — (adj.) also foot sore, 1719, from FOOT (Cf. foot) (n.) + SORE (Cf. sore) (adj.) …   Etymology dictionary

  • footsore — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ having sore feet from much walking …   English terms dictionary

  • footsore — [foot′sôr΄] adj. having sore or tender feet, as from much walking …   English World dictionary

  • footsore — [[t]f ʊtsɔː(r)[/t]] ADJ GRADED If you are footsore, you have sore or tired feet after walking a long way. It was hot and I was footsore …   English dictionary

  • footsore — adjective Date: 1719 having sore or tender feet (as from much walking) • footsoreness noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • footsore — footsoreness, n. /foot sawr , sohr /, adj. having sore or tender feet, as from much walking. [1710 20; FOOT + SORE] * * * …   Universalium

  • footsore — adjective Having sore feet, but perhaps also a certain sense of satisfaction, after walking or hiking too much …   Wiktionary

  • footsore — Synonyms and related words: debilitated, drooping, droopy, enervated, enfeebled, fagged, faint, fainting, fatigued, feeling faint, flagging, frazzled, good and tired, jaded, languid, ready to drop, run ragged, run down, sagging, seedy, tired,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • footsore — foot|sore [ˈfutso: US so:r] adj having feet that hurt because you have walked a long distance …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • footsore — foot|sore [ fut,sɔr ] adjective MAINLY LITERARY with feet that hurt because of walking a lot …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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