tender-footedadj.
Having tender feet; hence, moving with or as with tender feet; also figurative cautious, timid.
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the world > life > the body > external parts of body > limb > extremities > foot > [adjective] > types of
long-footed1552
tender-footed1682
flat1697
round-heeled1772
neat-footed1870
cat-footed1883
the mind > emotion > fear > timidity > [adjective]
arghc885
unboldc897
bletheOE
feyOE
frightfula1325
fearedc1330
fearfulc1374
ferdfula1382
palea1393
ferdya1400
ghastful1422
tremblingc1430
timorousc1450
cremeuse1477
craintive1490
cocklea1500
sheepish?1518
awfula1522
meticulousc1540
timidc1550
sheepa1556
tremebundc1560
timorsomec1600
tremulous1611
pigeon-hearteda1625
affrightful1631
formidolous1656
pavid1656
timidous1658
unsupported1694
tender-nosed1700
scary1773
pippin-hearted1809
kitten-hearted1831
funky1835
misventurous1849
milksoppish1852
tender-footed1854
fearsome1863
scare1885
milksoppy1886
milksopping1888
cotton wool1909
1682 London Gaz. No. 1694/4 Stolen.., an Iron Grey Gelding,..a little tender-footed on the Stones.
1690 London Gaz. No. 2535/4 A white Stone-horse..tender-footed before.
1854 J. W. Grimes in N. Amer. Rev. CXXIII. 189 My friends were tender-footed, and did not wish me to denounce the Nebraska infamy.
Derivatives
ˈtenderˈfootedness n.
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the world > life > the body > external parts of body > limb > extremities > foot > [noun] > state of having > specific
tenderfootedness1891
1891 Cent. Dict. Tenderfootedness.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
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adj.1682