- splayfoot
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nouna foot afflicted with a fallen arch; abnormally flattened and spread out• Syn: ↑flatfoot, ↑pes planus• Hypernyms: ↑foot, ↑human foot, ↑pesadjectivehaving feet that turn outward• Syn: ↑splayfooted• Ant: ↑pigeon-toed (for: ↑splayfooted)• Similar to: ↑flat-footed, ↑splay
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I. \\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun (plural splayfeet) II. \\ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\ adjective or splayfooted \\ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\Etymology: splayfoot from splayfoot (I); splayfooted from splay (I) + footed1. : having a splayfoot* * *
/splay"foot'/, n., pl. splayfeet, adj.n.1. a broad, flat foot, esp. one turned outward.2. Pathol. this condition as a deformity in which the arch is very low or absent and weight is borne on the entire sole; flatfoot.adj. Also, splayfooted.3. of, pertaining to, or afflicted with splayfoot.4. clumsy or awkward.[1540-50; SPLAY + FOOT]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.