floored

[flawrd]

adjective

1. covered or furnished with a floor.

   The house even has a floored attic with two usable rooms.

2. brought down to the floor or ground; knocked down.

   The boxer dealt a finishing blow to his floored opponent.

3. (of an accelerator pedal) pushed down all the way to the floor of a vehicle, for maximum speed or power.

   In these low-end sports cars there’s still significant lag in response to a floored gas pedal.

4. nonplussed or puzzled.

   The goalie was shy and not interested in the spotlight—he seemed floored when I asked him to sign my son's jersey.

5. (of an argument) shown to be untenable; overthrown.

   You claim to have saved money by not buying a new car, but given how much you’ve spent on repairs, this seems a floored argument.

6. Stock Exchange, Banking.,  being, having, or involving a floating interest rate for which a minimum level has been set.

   If your mortgage has a floored rate, your interest rate will not drop below that rate even if the base rate falls.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of floor.

Word History and Origins

Origin of floored¹

First recorded in 1550–60; 1995–2000 floored for def. 6; floor ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. ) for the adjective senses; floor ( def. ) + -ed ¹ ( def. ) for the verb sense

Example Sentences

In her first interview on the subject, Baroness Doreen Lawrence says she was "floored" by what Prince Harry had found out.

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But it was Ian Wilkinson's turn in the witness box which floored the courtroom.

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The former Boyzone singer said he was "floored" and "disappointed" by the sentencing, describing the judicial system as "broken".

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There is also a working kitchen, a studio kitted out like a living room, and a polished wooden floored room with high ceilings which acts as a village hall, church or restaurant.

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Amaaz floored PC Ward with a punch to the face which broke her nose and also knocked PC Cook to the ground.

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