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Meanings of heavy-footed in английском

(Of movement) lacking ease or lightness.

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Usage of heavy-footed in английском
1
She walked on and on, growing more heavy-footed as the day advanced.
Summer
2
Friend, those heavy-footed, foolish English are coming to speak with the Mugger.
The Second Jungle Book
3
But his dance with some faded, heavy-footed woman was not to be.
Cow-Country
4
Miss Trevert will be better than a dozen heavy-handed, heavy-footed plain-clothes men.
The Yellow Streak
5
He trailed back heavy-footed again to the park and sat down.
The Crock of Gold
6
His moccasined feet noiselessly felt their way after the heavy-footed shuffler.
Bloom of Cactus
7
He broke into a run again, heavy-footed and tired out though he was.
The Eagle of the Empire: A Story of Waterloo
8
He took a few heavy-footed, short-legged strides before the other dwarf gave chase.
The brazen gambit
9
They passed heavy-footed, as time goes for one condemned to die.
Harrigan
10
He froze, one foot in the air, then hardened his heart and continued, heavy-footed.
Geomancer (Well of Echoes)
11
The heavy-footed Gregg would be a poor helpmate on such an errand of stealth.
Ronicky Doone
12
He would have probably marched up with a squad of heavy-footed policemen-andfound nothing.
The Pawns Count
13
Peter, cursing the heavy-footed beast he rode, came stumbling after.
Judith of the Plains
14
I inflict the deadly sting upon the heavy-footed and uninspired.
Drawing Down the Moon
15
He was too heavy-footed to articulate whatever general principle Melissa was defying with such efficiency.
Solar
16
One was Jasmine, the other was a heavy-footed miner.
The Judgment House