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Definition of "wrong-footed" []

  • Alternative spelling of wrongfooted. (adjective)
  • Simple past tense and past participle of wrong-foot. (verb)

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Use "wrong-footed" in a sentence
  • "After Mikel Arteta's shot had been blocked, Gervinho fed Aaron Ramsey and, when his cross flicked off Kelly, Fulham's defenders were not so much wrong-footed as frozen."
  • "A 10-point deficit did not bode well but Leicester hit back splendidly, a smart delayed miss-pass from Ben Youngs sending Murphy straight through a wrong-footed defence for a morale-raising try."
  • "I remember kicking it and thinking: "Hang on a second, something isn't right …" I felt completely wrong-footed."
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