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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

The Company were footsore and tired; but they trudged doggedly along the rough and winding track for many miles.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien

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