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footsore

American  
[foot-sawr, -sohr] / ˈfʊtˌsɔr, -ˌsoʊr /

adjective

  1. having sore or tender feet, as from much walking.


footsore British  
/ ˈfʊtˌsɔː /

adjective

  1. having sore or tired feet, esp from much walking

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of footsore

First recorded in 1710–20; foot + sore


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They were exhausted, covered in sweat and footsore after walking between dozens of congressional offices.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 31, 2021

It was a blessed relief to fall into bed each night, exhausted and footsore, and sleep soundly until morning for the first time since my dad died.

From Slate ● Sep. 25, 2018

The effect is less Paul Theroux and more cranky grandpa, a footsore cruise-shipper’s point of view.

From New York Times ● Dec. 8, 2017

Exhausted and footsore, we made our painstaking way back across the lava plain and up the cliff to watch the light show.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 30, 2017

But they had been tired too long, hungry too long, afraid too long, footsore too long.

From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry

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