fiddle-footed

[fid-l-foot-id]

adjective

Informal.

1. restlessly wandering.

Word History and Origins

Origin of fiddle-footed¹

First recorded in 1945–50

Example Sentences

As the daughter and second child of an unsuccessful and fiddle-footed land speculator, she grew up with no settled home.

From Time Magazine Archive

Harvard-educated Stephen Becker, 39, is a fiddle-footed traveler with a facile pen.

From Time Magazine Archive