heavy-footed

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Recent Examples of heavy-footed Post struggled in his first go, thrown into the fire against the best team in the league that plays a style designed to punish heavy-footed centers. Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 2 Feb. 2025 For all those who grouse that this is an overreaction to Hunter working over undersized and heavy-footed Bison, that’s fair. Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 30 Aug. 2024 But around town, this Infiniti galloped with grace, its exhaust note growling after heavy-footed accelerator applications. Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 4 Aug. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heavy-footed
Adjective
  • Occasionally, as in the obscurity of Legion’s later episodes or the plodding pace of some Fargo plots, this approach can verge on self-indulgence.
    Judy Berman, Time, 5 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • At Yankee Stadium, the slow-footed Stanton is best suited to play right field thanks to the short porch.
    Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
  • In the first inning, third-base coach Luis Rojas surprisingly waved the slow-footed Trent Grisham home on a 110.7 mph Giancarlo Stanton single to Marlins left fielder Kyle Stowers.
    Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • The pre-snap process was lethargic, the playmaking was uneven, and the center-to-quarterback exchange was inconsistent.
    Mike Kaye September 10, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Trailing after two lethargic quarters, the Chiefs gained life when Chargers rookie Omarion Hampton mistakenly ran out of bounds, giving Kansas City one last possession before the end of the half.
    Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2025

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“Heavy-footed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heavy-footed. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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