floored

American

[flawrd] / flɔrd /

adjective

covered or furnished with a floor.

The house even has a floored attic with two usable rooms.
brought down to the floor or ground; knocked down.

The boxer dealt a finishing blow to his floored opponent.
(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.
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.
(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.
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.

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

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