two-footed

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two-footed

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From Middle English two-foted, equivalent to two + footed. Compare Old English twifēte (“two-footed”), Old Norse tvífættr (“two-footed”).

adjective

not comparable Having two legs or feet.
Similar: bipedal
not comparable Ambidextrous of the feet; having equal ability with either foot. Fred Flanagan, for two-footed kicking, marking ability and instinctive leadership, has been the best of the centre half forwards, but not much ahead of "Whopper" Lane.
Similar: ambipedal
not comparable Using both feet. Villa full-back Alan Hutton was perhaps fortunate to stay on the field when his two-footed challenge on Shane Long went unpunished by referee Phil Dowd.

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@misc{two_footed_2026,
  title = {two-footed},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/two-footed},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}