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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I was floored by what I could create with flour, eggs and sugar.
From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2026
Ahead of the G-7 leaders meeting in Evian, France, Carney met Macron in Paris and French officials came away floored by how fast the Canadians wanted to move.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
“Obviously the guy was floored just to see me, let alone to see Mark,” Kasten said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
The 41-year-old producer said her team at Stained Glass TV had been "floored" by the show's reception not just locally, but across the continent.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
“Oh, let ’em eat,” said Rosaleen, which floored me, since she’d been known to smack my hand sideways for pinching a single crumb off her fritters before dinner.
From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd
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