Unbooted

Part of speech: adjective, verb (past participle)

Definitions

1. Describing a state of having removed footwear from the feet ; lacking protective footwear ; pertaining to an action or condition where boots have been taken off
2. Referring to someone or something that is without shoes or boots ; indicating the absence of boots on a person or object ; relating to the act of taking off boots
3. Characterizing an entity that is barefoot or not clad in boots ; denoting a situation where boots are no longer worn ; associated with removal or absence of boots from feet

Etymology: "Unbooted" is a plain compound: the prefix "un-", meaning "not" or "without," attached to "booted." It is the simplest kind of formation in English, the same pattern behind "unshod," "unarmed," or "unclothed," and it describes someone or something lacking boots. "Booted" comes from "boot," the footwear that covers the foot and part of the leg, which reached English in the Middle Ages from Old French "bote." From that root, "booted" has long meant wearing boots, and adding "un-" simply reverses it. The adjective is most often used of a person standing or walking without footwear of that kind, or of a horse or a figure whose legs are left bare.

Synonyms: unshod, barefoot, unprotected

Antonyms: booted, shod, protected