slow-footed

[ sloh-foo t-id ]

/ ˈsloʊˈfʊt ɪd /

proceeding at a slow pace.

Words nearby slow-footed

First recorded in 1635–45

slow-foot·ed·ly, adverbslow-foot·ed·ness, noun

I could beat that slow-footed camel in a straightaway without half trying!
Boy Scouts in the North Sea|G. Harvey Ralphson
Miss Mitford says, as you do, that she never heard of so slow-footed a book.
The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1 of 2)|Frederic G. Kenyon
Finch is a leathern, sallow, slow-footed man, between twenty and forty.
Options|O. Henry
Daun turned round from Reichenbach, accordingly; and, at his slow-footed pace, addressed himself to that new errand.
History of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. XVIII. (of XXI.)|Thomas Carlyle

She was counting the slow-footed moments, and at every turn her eyes consulted the old Dutch clock in the corner.
A Colony of Girls|Kate Livingston Willard