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† peˈdestrious, a. Obs.
[f. L. pedester on foot, going on foot + -ous.]
Going on foot, esp. as opposed to flying or swimming.
1646Sir T. Browne Pseud. Ep. iii. i. 105 Men conceive they never lie down, and enjoy not the position of rest, ordained unto all pedestrious animals. 1755Johnson, Pedestrious, not winged, going on foot. 1822T. Taylor Apuleius 335 The mortal genus of bodies is divided into the terrene and terrestrial (or pedestrious) [etc.]. |