duck-footed
Walks with splay
Duck-footed describes a way of standing or walking with the feet turned outward, like a duck's webbed feet splay when it waddles.
The term is mildly unflattering, suggesting awkward posture or gait: She's a bit duck-footed when she runs.
The opposite condition, with feet turned inward, is pigeon-toed.
Toes pointing outward abnormally
- flatfootedLacking foot arches
- pronationLimb rotating inward
- overpronationExcessive inward foot roll
- pigeon-toedFeet turned inward
gait · stance · posture · ankles · arches · knees · hips · alignment
Lacking physical coordination
- awkwardLacking grace or ease
- ungainlyLacking ease of movement
- bumblingClumsily incompetent
- inelegantLacking grace or refinement
gauche · oafish · gawky · uncoordinated · maladroit · graceless · stumbling · blundering
splayfooted
Toes pointing outward abnormally
- flatfootedLacking foot arches
- pronationLimb rotating inward
- overpronationExcessive inward foot roll
pigeon-toed · gait · stance · posture · ankles · arches · knees · hips · alignment · biomechanics
clumsy
Lacking physical coordination
inelegant · gauche · oafish · gawky · uncoordinated · maladroit · graceless · stumbling · blundering · fumbling
waddle
Swaying, clumsy gait
ungainly · shambling · plodding · gawky · awkward · clumsy · uncoordinated · swaying · toddling · stumbling
webbed
Connected by membrane
waterfowl · penguin · platypus · amphibian · aquatic · swimming · fins · palmate · splayed · spread
- ___-footed words
- foot positionsfirst position, second position, fifth position, en pointe, demi-pointe
- bird traitsfeathered, plumed, plumage, plumaged, beaky