- without a foot or feet
- not supported; without basis or substance
- Informal not skillful or efficient; clumsy; inept
Origin of footless
Middle English fotlesfootless
foot·lessWebster's New World College Dictionary, Fifth Edition Copyright © 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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footless
adjective
- Having no feet.
- Lacking a firm support or basis; unsubstantial.
- Informal Not competent or skillful; inept.
Related Forms:
- foot′less·ly
adverb
- foot′less·ness
noun
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Adjective
(comparative more footless, superlative most footless)
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