floored
Americanadjective
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covered or furnished with a floor.
The house even has a floored attic with two usable rooms.
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brought down to the floor or ground; knocked down.
The boxer dealt a finishing blow to his floored opponent.
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(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.
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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.
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(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.
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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
Etymology
Origin of floored
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
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We were floored by how many of you wrote in—so many rich, personal stories that we could only make room for a handful here.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 7, 2026
Referring to the synthetic soldier, Justine Moore, an AI-focused partner at Silicon Valley investor Andreessen Horowitz, wrote on X: "I'm genuinely floored by how many dudes are following influencers that are clearly AI."
From Barron's • May 10, 2026
Having said all that, many of us were instantly floored by Ronald Moore’s reinterpretation of ABC’s 1978 prime-time space saga, and still point to it as one of TV’s strongest political and social parables.
From Salon • May 5, 2026
If anything, the recording sessions initially found the singer-songwriter at an all-time low, floored by nerves.
From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026
Jean Louise had the sensation of being floored by a feather.
From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee
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