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legless

legless

7 4.2
A person or animal that has no legs
  • adjective
  • /ˈlɛɡləs/
: sin piernas
  • After the accident, he learned to adapt to life as a legless individual with incredible resilience.
  • legless lizard
  • legless man
  • legless woman

It's they're just these strange legless animals that just exist.

Examples

  • The legless man navigated the busy street using a wheelchair designed for his needs.

  • Or the legless fellow on his little cart.

    Academic text (2007)
  • We pass the blind man, the legless man, and the woman who sings of a coming storm.

  • He came home legless, but he's home.

  • Blimey, he's legless, look at him!

  • A legless office chair is suspended on cords from the roof beams.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • When she glanced at the legless man on the wooden scooter, all she found was respectful curiosity.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • Around the gate were beggars, peasant women with white kerchiefs and sun-browned faces, legless men with crutches and carts.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • In the museum, we saw a sculpture of a legless figure that beautifully captured the human form.

Synonyms

footless
vslegless
1 8.3

Having no legs or other body parts for walking

lacks the whole lower limbs rather than just end parts

Antonyms

93 2.9

Having parts used for standing and walking in a certain number or kind

Compounds

legless lizard
  • Specialized
1 8.0

An animal like a lizard but without legs that looks like a snake

How Many Legs

four-footed
1 3.4
three-legged mare
  • Offensive
9.9
biped
  • Specialized
1 6.7
legless
7 4.2

Surface Forms

legless positive

Morphology

legless = leg (transparent) = leg + less

The adjective is a direct negative formation from 'leg' + '-less', meaning 'without legs', which is fully regular and obvious to learners.

Etymology

Legless is made from leg ('a part of the body used for walking') and the ending -less ('without'), like in homeless, so it simply means 'without legs'.