"round-heeled" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more round-heeled [comparative], most round-heeled [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} round-heeled (comparative more round-heeled, superlative most round-heeled)
  1. Easily defeated; a pushover.
    Sense id: en-round-heeled-en-adj-dfHudAgp
  2. Sexually promiscuous; sluttish.
    Sense id: en-round-heeled-en-adj-zRAFThj7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 68 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 17 83 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 22 78
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: roundheels

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