Footly
Origin
From Middle English *fotlich, from Old English fÅtlÄ«c ("on foot, pedestrian"), equivalent to foot + -ly.
Full definition of footly
Adjective
footly
- Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the foot or feet.
- 1971, New Scientist - Jun 3, 1971:It has been officially confirmed that this refers to the four-legged variety and is in no way connected with any footly revival of Aneurin Bevan's previous detection about the place of two-legged dextral vermin.
- Pedestrian; on foot.
- 1906, The strand magazine:All footly were the Illiterates, ...
Adverb
footly
- In a footly manner; by foot.
- 1902, Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards, Captain January:Oh! foot it featly, and feat it footly, and dance and sing, and tootle-ty ting!"