footless

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footless

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From Middle English fotles, from Old English *fōtlēas (only found as fēþelēas (“footless”)), from Proto-Germanic *fōtalausaz (“footless”), equivalent to foot + -less. Cognate with Dutch voetloos, German fußlos, Swedish fotlös, Icelandic fótalaus (“footless, legless”).

adjective more footless · most footless

Without feet. The snake is a footless creature.
colloquial Clumsy or inept.

Similar: apodal, apodous, feetless · Opposite: skillful, adroit

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adjective

Similar: apodal, apodous, feetless · Opposite: skillful, adroit

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adj without feet

Ελληνικά	άπους ápous, άποδος ápodos

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@misc{footless_2026,
  title = {footless},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/footless},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}