footsore

American  

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

adjective

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

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footsore British  

/ ˈfʊtˌsɔː /

adjective

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

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Other Word Forms

• footsoreness noun

Etymology

Origin of footsore

First recorded in 1710–20; foot + sore

Example Sentences

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