: having a specified type of floor or flooring
a marble floored entryway
… women shelling peas in linoleum-floored kitchens …W. P. Kinsella

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The first thing that floored fans was the inclusion of the Justice Gang. James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025 The wood-floored patio bar has seating for about 20. Peter Kelly, Travel + Leisure, 18 Aug. 2025 He was arrested, floored and cuffed, only later to be let go. Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 23 June 2025 Grace Edwards, an Essex County trial attorney who has been following the case, said the end-of-day hearing left her floored. Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2025 The front seats are divided by a wide, deep console bin, and the flat-floored cabin easily accommodates four six-foot adults through wide-opening doors. John Voelcker, Car and Driver, 28 Oct. 2022 There’s a creaky-floored atmosphere, a good-haunted New Englandy feel to the place. BostonGlobe.com, 30 July 2021 The two-floored dining area will have plastic panels to separate diners. Stephen Wade, Chron, 20 June 2021 Early this year, children crossing the southwestern border in record numbers were crammed into Customs and Border Protection’s cold-floored, jail-like detention facilities. New York Times, 18 May 2021

Word History

First Known Use

1758, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of floored was in 1758

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“Floored.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/floored. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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