Synonyms for footloose

Grammar : Adj

Spell : foot-loos

Phonetic Transcription : ˈfʊtˌlus

Définition of footloose

Origin : 1690s, in literal sense of "free to move the feet, unshackled," from foot (n.) + loose. Figurative sense of "free to act as one pleases" is from 1873.

adj free

Example sentences :

But poets are a footloose class and are often found with lame and halting feet.
Extract from : « Ptomaine Street » by Carolyn Wells

But the forts and the like are necessary so that the Navy may be footloose.
Extract from : « State of the Union Addresses of Theodore Roosevelt » by Theodore Roosevelt

But I do hope you've got your railroad built and are footloose and free to take another commission.
Extract from : « Pirates' Hope » by Francis Lynde

This was simply because all Long's dealers were doing a Monte Carlo business in back and he was the only one footloose.
Extract from : « Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942 » by Various

Imry picked Danson because hes a footloose artist who paints illustrations for magazines.
Extract from : « The Sex Life of the Gods » by Michael Knerr

Was it a year ago, or only a few days, that he had been the footloose owner-manager-working force of Tarrant Enterprises, Ltd.?
Extract from : « Trading Jeff and his Dog » by James Arthur Kjelgaard

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