gaited

\\ˈgād.ə̇d, -ātə̇d\ adjective

1.

a. : having a particular kind of gait — used in combination

a stiff-gaited man

a slow-gaited life

b. of a horse : trained to use particular gaits — often used in combination

a 3-gaited bay gelding

2. : specially fitted, trained, adjusted, or conditioned

the sort of story that television is gaited to handle well — Douglas Mackenzie

better gaited for the slower, more intimate aspects of Schumann than she is for such movement as the sonata opening — Irving Kolodin

men who aren't gaited to decorating a house — Debs Myers

the subject matter is gaited to the boy's expanding interests — O.W.Bennett

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/gay"tid/, adj.

having a specified gait (usually used in combination): slow-gaited; heavy-gaited oxen.

[1580-90; GAIT + -ED³]