booted

American  

[boo-tid] / ˈbu tɪd /

adjective

1. equipped with or wearing boots. boot. boots.

2. Ornithology. (of the tarsus of certain birds) covered with a continuous horny, bootlike sheath.

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booted British  

/ ˈbuːtɪd /

adjective

1. wearing boots

2. ornithol

   1. (of birds) having an undivided tarsus covered with a horny sheath

   2. (of poultry) having a feathered tarsus

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Other Word Forms

• unbooted adjective
• well-booted adjective

Etymology

Origin of booted

First recorded in 1545–55; boot ¹ + -ed ³

Example Sentences

A man was wedging his heavily booted foot between the door and the glass wall.

From Literature

He was mostly a sous chef for Seattle kicker Jason Myers, who booted a record five field goals.

From The Wall Street Journal

There have been internal spats, members booted out and an embarrassing leak of an online council meeting.

From BBC

Fellow IRG member Isabella Kemp was booted out of Reform for her alleged involvement in the leak – which she denied – and lost her job at the party's headquarters.

From BBC

On the desktop, an app booted up with a circle of multihued lights that revolved slowly.

From Literature