different between pedestrian vs plodding

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pedester, root pedestri- (from pedes) + -an (suffix forming adjectives).

Pronunciation

• enPR: p?-d??str?-?n
• IPA^(key): /p??d?st.?i.?n/

Adjective

pedestrian (comparative more pedestrian, superlative most pedestrian)

1. (not comparable) Of or intended for those who are walking.

2. (comparable, figuratively) Ordinary, dull; everyday; unexceptional.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:common
3. (dance) Pertaining to ordinary, everyday movements incorporated in postmodern dance.

Translations

Noun

pedestrian (plural pedestrians)

1. A walker; one who walks or goes on foot, especially as opposed to one who uses a vehicle.

   Synonyms: footer, footgoer, footfarer

2. (dated) Specifically, an expert or professional walker or runner; one who performs feats of walking or running.

Synonyms

• footman (archaic)

Related terms

Translations

Further reading

• Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “pedestrian”, in Online Etymology Dictionary

Anagrams

• depainters, pedantries, prestained, præsident

English

Verb

plodding

1. present participle of plod

Adjective

plodding (comparative more plodding, superlative most plodding)

1. Progressing slowly and laboriously.

Derived terms

• ploddingly
• ploddingness

Noun

plodding (countable and uncountable, plural ploddings)

1. Slow, laborious progress.
   • 1863, Jean Ingelow, Poems, "Honors"

     I'd count not wearisome / Long toil, nor enterprise, / But strain to reach it; aye, with wrestlings stout / And hopes that even in the dark will grow / (Like plants in dungeons, reaching feelers out), / And ploddings wary and slow.