bigfooted
Large of foot
Bigfooted describes someone with large feet, or more figuratively, someone who moves clumsily or heavy-handedly through situations.
In journalism, to bigfoot is for a senior reporter to take over a story from a junior colleague—stomping into their territory: The Washington bureau chief bigfooted me on my own scoop.
The adjective follows: She got bigfooted by the star correspondent.
Moving heavily and awkwardly
- ungainlyLacking ease of movement
- oafishStupidly clumsy
- cloddishCrude and unrefined
- stompingTreading heavily, forcefully
clomping · trampling · galumphing · plodding · thundering · tromping · bumbling · blundering
Arrogantly dominating in manner
- pushyUnpleasantly forceful in manner
- steamrollingOverpowering through sheer force
- bulldozingDemolishing by pushing over
- tramplingCrushing underfoot repeatedly
overstepping · intrusive · imposing · aggressive · bossy · controlling · forceful · presumptuous
Easily perceived or observed
- obviousEasily perceived, unmistakable
- unmistakableImpossible to misidentify
- prominentEasily noticed or distinguished
- glaringHarshly conspicuous or bright
evident · pronounced · striking · blatant · unsubtle · attention-grabbing · apparent · visible
lumbering
Moving heavily and awkwardly
stomping · clomping · trampling · galumphing · plodding · thundering · tromping · bumbling · blundering · stumbling
overbearing
Arrogantly dominating in manner
- pushyUnpleasantly forceful in manner
- steamrollingOverpowering through sheer force
- bulldozingDemolishing by pushing over
trampling · overstepping · intrusive · imposing · aggressive · bossy · controlling · forceful · presumptuous · encroaching
noticeable
Easily perceived or observed
- obviousEasily perceived, unmistakable
- unmistakableImpossible to misidentify
- prominentEasily noticed or distinguished
glaring · evident · pronounced · striking · blatant · unsubtle · attention-grabbing · apparent · visible · flagrant
bigfootedlight-footed
Moving with minimal impact
nimble-footed · surefooted · graceful · nimble · delicate
big, foot, footing, footed, flatfooted