legged
81
2.9
- adjective
- /ˈlɛɡɪd/
:
de patas
- Come here, you furry, four-legged chickens!
- four-legged
- long-legged
- three-legged
So it's a legged robot or even just a thing.
- So it's a legged robot or even just a thing.
- I've been I happen to have a lot of legged robots.
- But the three legged table is the mind body soul.
- That's the spider legged thing that lands on the Plaza of Naboo.
- Captain Quint's boat from Jaws as a custom legged Lego kit.
- Three legged dogs and here's how you know a good pattern break.
- It had long legs in the front but was short legged in the back.
- You can wear this with leggings, with tights, bare legged, with really cute little flip flops or sandals.
Examples
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The heavier of the detectives took a wide-legged stance in front of Paul's chair.
Fiction book (1993) -
The hotel welcomes four-legged guests, including dogs and cats.
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But the three legged table is the mind body soul.
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And her name is long Legged Ruby.
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OK, it's a three-legged race, but run as if you had two!
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What the hell was I to do with a two-legged horse, you may ask yourself?
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Maybe a four legged animal with antlers, like maybe a moose.
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When one of the legs of a three-legged stool is chopped off, it falls to the ground.
Academic text (1990) -
At the shelter, they have many four-legged friends looking for a home.
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The race featured a fun three-legged competition that everyone enjoyed.
Synonyms
19
4.0
Having legs or small supports that touch the ground
8
2.4
Having three legs, like a stool or an animal
6
4.6
A person or animal with long legs compared to the rest of the body
3
2.8
Having legs that are longer than the rest of the body
2
6.5
Having four legs for walking
1
3.4
An animal that has four feet, like a dog or horse
1
6.4
With arms or legs, often used to describe people with long ones
1
4.2
Having legs that are straight, not bent or curved
A person or animal with long legs
A thing like a chair or bird with long, thin legs that look delicate
Antonyms
Compounds
A small tick found in eastern North America that bites people and can give them Lyme disease
- Specialized
A large Northern hawk with feathered legs that hunts small animals like mice
- Specialized
A tick in the western United States that bites people and spreads Lyme disease
How Many Legs
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Morphology
Etymology
Legged comes from the simple word leg ('limb you stand on') plus the ending -ed ('having'), just like in winged or armed. So legged is used after a number or description to mean 'having' that kind or number of legs, as in six-legged, long-legged, or three-legged.