fiddle-footed
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of fiddle-footed
First recorded in 1945–50
Example Sentences
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As the daughter and second child of an unsuccessful and fiddle-footed land speculator, she grew up with no settled home.
From Time Magazine Archive
Harvard-educated Stephen Becker, 39, is a fiddle-footed traveler with a facile pen.
From Time Magazine Archive
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