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barelegged

barelegged

3.7
Not wearing anything on the legs
  • adjective
  • /ˈbɛrˌlɛɡd/
translation icon : piernas al aire
  • Barelegged children ran after each other.

Examples

  • The boy ran along the beach, barelegged and laughing as the waves splashed against his legs.

  • And there he was, Leonardo, a lithe, sweet-faced, barelegged teenager hopping from rock to rock, crossing a shallow, fast-moving stream.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • On a hot summer day, she enjoyed the breeze on her barelegged body while lounging on the patio.

  • The festival attendees danced joyfully, barelegged under the bright sun, feeling the warmth of the day.

Antonyms

covered
1 1.0

Having something on top or around it

clothed
1.2

Covered by a layer like snow or leaves

How Covered

long trousers
  • UK
1 1.0
tights
1 1.0
stockinged
1 7.0
bootied
7.2
barelegged
3.7

Surface Forms

barelegged positive

Morphology

barelegged = bare + leg (transparent) = bare + leg + ed

Formed from 'bare' + 'leg' with the adjectival suffix '-ed'; the meaning 'having bare legs' is directly transparent.

Etymology

Barelegged is a simple mix of bare ('uncovered' or 'naked') and legged (from leg, 'leg'), so you can imagine someone with bare legs. So, barelegged means 'not wearing anything on the legs'.