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Antonyms for barefoot


Grammar : Adj
Spell : bair-foo t
Phonetic Transcription : ˈbɛərˌfʊt



Definition of barefoot

Origin :
  • Old English bærfot; see bare (adj.) + foot (n.).
  • adj wearing no shoes
Example sentences :
  • She was in rags, barefoot, like the poorest nomad of them all.
  • Extract from : « A Spirit in Prison » by Robert Hichens
  • They like to walk about barefoot and have money in their stocking.
  • Extract from : « Ireland as It Is » by Robert John Buckley (AKA R.J.B.)
  • "I wish she wouldn't go about barefoot," he added, with a tinge of jealousy.
  • Extract from : « They of the High Trails » by Hamlin Garland
  • He was barefoot, but he wore a clean shirt of unbleached cotton, open at the neck.
  • Extract from : « O Pioneers! » by Willa Cather
  • She was working in the garden when we got there, barefoot and ragged.
  • Extract from : « My Antonia » by Willa Cather
  • There came some barefoot boy who made many inquiries about me.
  • Extract from : « Jewish Children » by Sholem Naumovich Rabinovich
  • Ill teach you how to sail a schooner and how to go about barefoot and swab decks.
  • Extract from : « The Rough Road » by William John Locke
  • It was the usage for the brethren of his order to go about Paris barefoot, begging.
  • Extract from : « In Madeira Place » by Heman White Chaplin
  • Bobby always kept away from thistle patches when he was barefoot.
  • Extract from : « Bobby of Cloverfield Farm » by Helen Fuller Orton
  • You'll catch your death of cold paddling about barefoot like that.'
  • Extract from : « Oswald Bastable and Others » by Edith Nesbit

Synonyms for barefoot

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