footless

English

Etymology

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

footless (comparative more footless, superlative most footless)

1. Without feet.

   The snake is a footless creature.

2. (colloquial) Clumsy or inept.

Synonyms

• feetless

Antonyms

• skillful
• adroit

Derived terms

• footlessly
• footlessness

Translations

without feet

• Finnish: jalaton (fi)
• Greek:

  Ancient: ἄπους (ápous)

clumsy or inept

• Bulgarian: несръчен (bg) (nesrǎčen), непохватен (bg) (nepohvaten)
• Finnish: kömpelö (fi)