See Also: pedestrian(dictionary)
pedestrian 1, noun(dictionary)
pedestrian 2, adjective(dictionary)
pedestrian crossing(dictionary)
pedestrian precinct(dictionary)

pedestrian (iou)



pedestrian adjective & noun. E18.
[from French pedestre or its source Latin pedestr-, pedester going on foot (after Greek pezos), written in prose, from ped-, pes foot: see -IAN.]
A. adjective.
Esp. of writing: prosaic, dull, uninspired. E18.
A. G. Gardiner In conversation I am naturally rather a pedestrian person. S. Naipaul Despite the pedestrian and factual style, his response to Jonestown was..enthusiastic.
a. Going on foot; performed on foot. L18.
H. R. Landon Pedestrian traffic was hampered by..carriages and wagons.
b. [Partly the noun used attrib.] Of, pertaining to, or adapted for walking or walkers; (of a portrait or statue) representing a person on foot. M19.
pedestrian crossing a marked section of the roadway on which pedestrians are given precedence over vehicular traffic when crossing there. pedestrian precinct a paved area reserved for pedestrians only, usu. in a town centre or shopping centre.
Z. Tomin The ancient bridge, recently made strictly pedestrian.
b. noun. A person who walks, esp. as a physical exercise or athletic performance; a person on foot rather than in a vehicle. L18.
pedestrianate verb intrans. (now rare) go on foot, walk M19.
pedestrianism noun the practice of walking; walking as an exercise or athletic performance: L19.
pedestrianly adverb in a prosaic or dull manner M19.