two-footed

adjective

two-foot·​ed ˈtü-ˈfu̇-təd 

1

a

: involving both feet

a two-footed landing

b

: having or using only two feet

two-footed creatures

What we don't know is exactly how, when, or why we as humans adapted to two-footed locomotion.

—Noel T. Boaz

2

soccer : proficient in the use of both the right foot and the left foot

"I have been so impressed with him," [Fabian] Delph said. "You rarely, if ever, get players who are two-footed in football these days. And when I say two-footed, I mean genuinely two-footed in that they are identical for him. He's great with both."

—Brian Halford

two-footedness noun

Examples of two-footed in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Dembele, once a creative, two-footed but profligate winger who Luis Enrique coached into a prolific striker, has not started any of the five Club World Cup games. —Liam Tharme, New York Times, 8 July 2025

The ‘Psycho’ persona Pearce had as a fearsome defender for the club and England was long gone, replaced by a man who had swapped launching wingers into row Z for going two-footed into a discussion about the plot of The Imitation Game. —Paul Taylor, The Athletic, 18 Feb. 2025

Her clean floor routine edged out two two-footed out-of-bounds landings by Biles, who absorbed six-tenths in neutral deductions for the mistakes. —Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1b

Rhymes for two-footed

• barefooted
• inputted
• footed