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Forted vs Footed - What's the difference?

forted | footed |

As verbs the difference between forted and footed

is that forted is (fort) while footed is (foot).

As adjectives the difference between forted and footed

is that forted is ensconced in or protected by a fort while footed is (in combination) having a specified form of foot.

forted

English

Verb

(head)
  • (fort)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Ensconced in or protected by a fort.
  • * 1834 , David Crockett, A Narrative of the Life of , Nebraska 1987, p. 104:
    • The fort was built right in the middle of a large old field, and in it the people had been forted so long and so quietly, that they didn't apprehend any danger at all, and had, therefore, become quite careless.

    footed

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (foot)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (in combination) Having a specified form of foot.
    • sure-footed
  • (poetry, usually in combination) Consisting of, or having been put into, metrical feet (of a specified character or number).
    • each six-footed line of the verse

    Derived terms

    * flat-footed * lead-footed * left-footed * right-footed * sure-footed