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tanglefooted en · ADJ

Etymology

From tanglefoot + -ed.

Meanings

1. (rare) Uncoordinated, 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. (of trees or other plants) 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:

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