leadfooted
Americanadjective
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awkward; clumsy.
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tending to drive too fast.
Etymology
Origin of leadfooted
Example Sentences
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Yes, this movie — No. 5 in an increasingly leadfooted series — actually exists.
From Seattle Times
I’m a manual transmission guy at heart, but I was won over by the automatic’s willingness to stick with a gear through the powerband, and its seeming ability to learn from my leadfooted driving style very quickly.
From Forbes
Unhappy with Albany's pace, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg suggested on Friday a different tack: public shaming of leadfooted drivers.
From New York Times
Despite a sprained ankle, Paul Newman leadfooted it out of the pits so furiously that he tore up his car's transmission.
From Time Magazine Archive
The leadfooted daredevils who race on Europe's Grand Prix circuit, at Indianapolis' famed "Brickyard," and on dusty stock-car tracks across the U.S. have only two things in common: a fondness for money and a disdain for one another.
From Time Magazine Archive
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