pedestrial

adj

1. (not-comparable)Of or pertaining to the feet or walking; using or for use by the foot or feet.

   “The curtains were closely drawn round the bed, but two bony, spindle shanks, terminating in a pedestrial form, protruded from beneath the drapery, an indication that the meagre little figure of the old lady was about to descend to the floor.”

   “Extra compensation was allowed for built-in heating systems for the melting of ice and snow on exterior pedestrial ramps not exceeding 6% grade where this work was beyond the scope of the contract, which provided that ramps exceeding 6% grade were to have heating systems.”

   “Pedestrial and vehicular traffic were almost completely separated ( Figure 4 ) .”

   “If you hope to avoid driving in Los Angeles, your best bets for living a pedestrial lifesyle are: Larchmont Village, along Fairfax Avenue in Hollywood, near Main Street in Santa Monica, or in Los Feliz Village around Hillhurst.”

2. (not-comparable)Unenthusiastic; tepid.

   “But it is also an interesting contribution to the technical literature about Dewey, for it is no pedestrial summary of the views about to be presented in extenso in the text, but a vigorous and enthusiastic exposition and defense of the thesis: "With respect to some specific problems, alternative solutions are possible, but with respect to the basic problem of scientific method there is no valid alternative to Dewey's solution."”

   “For a government which contemplated Ethiopia's "blow up" for at least some ten years and had put a high premium on maintaining "good relations with the Emperor," Washington's pedestrial reaction to the fall of Haile Sellassie shows, among other things, how untroubled it was by the revolutionary developments in Ethiopia.”

3. (not-comparable)Unoriginal and unexciting; pedestrian; tiresome.

   “'Imperial idol!' 'bent the knee!' damn it, my dear fellow, writing vaudevilles has ruined your style; you can't come down to pedestrial prose.”

   “This one a pedestrial Western”

   “He opened by stating that “'Miss Liberty' is a disappointing musical comedy . . . put together without sparkle or originality.” He calls the book “a pedestrial tale” and the score “not one of Mr. Berlin's most memorable."”

noun

1. (plural-normally)Foot.

   “The benches on which pupils sit at these desks , as well as all benches in such houses are high and backless , consequently no soundings for feet, so that we see a swinging of pedestrials at once ridiculous and painful to behold.”

   “Gathering myself on my pedestrials as quick as possible, I beheld our favorite old pet sow retreating in an opposite direction.”

   “He is in love with one of those dreamy-eyed, perky, lovable misses who wear elevator heels and who seem to caress the foot path with their dainty pedestrials when they sweep past Marshall Field's.”

   “Very rarely does a man get a new set of personal pedestrials, he said.”

2. Pedestrian; person traveling on foot.

   “The duty which drivers of motor vehicles owe to pedestrials at street crossings is one which should be deeply impressed upon all drivers of automobiles and other motor vehicles in this state, if need be, by a strict, vigorous, enforcement of the law.”

   “Rating scales for drivers may be obtained, and safety and courtesy as practiced by cyclists and pedestrials discussed.”

   “This kind of surface will deter both vehicles and pedestrials, and at the same time require a minimum of maintenance.”

   “The danger of automobile accidents and personal injuries to occupants and pedestrials is not a fiction but a fact on Bayview Avenue with statistical support.”

   “Sidewalk practitioners, on the other hand, who sit near street corners and other places where passing pedestrials may consult them, normally receive but a small fraction of the fees obtained by their better established colleagues.”

3. A pedestal or short column.

   “They also manufacture all kinds of Marble work, as Mantles, Centre and Pier Tops, Counters, Facings, Hearths, Soda Founts, Urns, Pedestrials, etc., and give early and careful attention also to all orders for Monuments, Tombs and Head Stones, which they make in best style.”

   “As a way of minimising the costs of replacing the destroyed signposts, the system of using signposts was discontinued and Stone pedestrials were erected.”

   “If outbound and incoming light are spectrally closely spaced, care of the pedestrials of the filters used for separation has to be taken.”