footless

Verb

be about
act foolishly, as by talking nonsense

Adjective

having no feet or analogous appendages

Adj

Without feet.
Clumsy or inept.

Examples

"The snake is a footless creature."

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English fotles, from Old English *fōtlēas (only found as fēþelēas (“footless”)), from Proto-Germanic *fōtalausaz (“footless”), equivalent to foot + -less. Cognate with Dutch voetloos, German fußlos, Swedish fotlös, Icelandic fótalaus (“footless, legless”).

Synonyms

feetless, footle, hang around, lallygag, linger, loaf, loiter, lollygag, lounge, lurk, mess about, mill about, mill around, tarry

Antonyms

adroit, footed, skillful

Scrabble Score: 11

footless is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
footless is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
footless is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

footless is a valid Words With Friends word