barefoot
adverb or adjective
bare·foot
ˈber-ˌfu̇t 
variants
or barefooted
: with the feet bare
walked barefoot
barefoot boy, with cheek of tan—
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There was a time when an emerging coach like Hurley would have walked barefoot from Storrs to the Southland to work for the Lakers.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2024
The heat got so bad that patients who walked barefoot in some areas had to go to burn units for pavement burns, since asphalt and sidewalks can reach temperatures as high as 170 degrees on a hot day and door handles can reach unsafe temperatures as well.
—Bychris Morris, Fortune, 4 June 2024
Funnily though, her feet were the most exposed, as she was barefoot save for bandages wrapped around them.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 17 Apr. 2024
One patient, who spent just a few minutes barefoot outside, ended up with a third-degree burn that required a skin graft and two hospitalizations.
—Bychris Morris, Fortune, 4 June 2024
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Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2024
The heat got so bad that patients who walked barefoot in some areas had to go to burn units for pavement burns, since asphalt and sidewalks can reach temperatures as high as 170 degrees on a hot day and door handles can reach unsafe temperatures as well.
—Bychris Morris, Fortune, 4 June 2024
Funnily though, her feet were the most exposed, as she was barefoot save for bandages wrapped around them.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 17 Apr. 2024
One patient, who spent just a few minutes barefoot outside, ended up with a third-degree burn that required a skin graft and two hospitalizations.
—Bychris Morris, Fortune, 4 June 2024
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“Barefoot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/barefoot. Accessed 26 Jun. 2024.
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