"lead-footed" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˌlɛdˈfʊtɪd/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-lead-footed.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more lead-footed [comparative], most lead-footed [superlative]
Etymology: Lead is a heavy metal; therefore feet made of lead would move sluggishly, or weigh heavily on the accelerator pedal of a vehicle. Head templates: {{en-adj}} lead-footed (comparative more lead-footed, superlative most lead-footed)
  1. Slow, boring, dull, or stupid. Categories (topical): Automotive
    Sense id: en-lead-footed-en-adj-krqSpZsZ Disambiguation of Automotive: 57 43
  2. Tending to drive too fast.
    Sense id: en-lead-footed-en-adj-YsPLAsI3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 90 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 10 90 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 12 88 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 13 87

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