barefooted en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈbɛː(ə).fʊt.ɪd/ (UK)
- /ˈbɛɚ.fʊt.ɪd/ (US)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From bare + footed.
Meanings
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Wearing nothing on the feet; barefoot.
There were no roads, only paths through the grass worn away by barefooted boys and women.
1994, Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela, London: Abacus, published 2010, page 9:By following the sound I came upon a bare-footed old woman with a yellow dried-up countenance, who was bending down over the pigs' trough, busy filling it with food, for which the noisy little creatures were fighting, tearing, pushing, and yelling, with expectation and delight.
1886, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, translated by H. L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 278:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more barefooted | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most barefooted | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Synonyms
unshod · bare-footen · unshoed · discalced · barefoot · discalceate · shoeless