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pedestrianism

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pe·des·tri·an  (p-dstr-n)
n.
A person traveling on foot; a walker.
adj.
1. Of, relating to, or made for pedestrians: a pedestrian bridge.
2. Going or performed on foot: a pedestrian journey.
3. Undistinguished; ordinary: pedestrian prose. See Synonyms at dull.
[From Latin pedester, pedestr-, going on foot, from pedes, a pedestrian, from ps, ped-, foot; see ped- in Indo-European roots.]
pe·destri·an·ism n.
pedestrianism
the use of a style lacking in vitality, imagination, or distinction; prosiness. — pedestrian, adj.
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How it contrasts with hot and perspiring pedestrianism, and dusty and deafening railroad rush, and tedious jolting behind tired horses over blinding white roads!
A Tramp Abroad by Twain, Mark View in context
Perhaps it was the association in her mind of unexpected walks with the newly-born activities of the repentant Nutty that gave her the feeling that there must be some mental upheaval on a large scale at the back of this sudden ebullition of long-distance pedestrianism.
Uneasy Money by Wodehouse, Pelham Grenville View in context
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