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legged

legged

81 2.9
Having parts used for standing and walking in a certain number or kind
  • adjective
  • /ˈlɛɡɪd/
translation icon : 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.

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Examples

  • 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.

  • But the three legged table is the mind body soul.

  • And her name is long Legged Ruby.

  • OK, it's a three-legged race, but run as if you had two!

  • What the hell was I to do with a two-legged horse, you may ask yourself?

  • Maybe a four legged animal with antlers, like maybe a moose.

  • 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.

  • The race featured a fun three-legged competition that everyone enjoyed.

Synonyms

footed
vslegged
19 4.0

Having legs or small supports that touch the ground

is broader, focusing on lower appendages rather than just feet
three-legged
vslegged
8 2.4

Having three legs, like a stool or an animal

is the general combining form that does not fix a single number
leggy
vslegged
6 4.6

A person or animal with long legs compared to the rest of the body

is neutral and simply states type or number rather than length
long-legged
vslegged
3 2.8

Having legs that are longer than the rest of the body

is the general combining form, not describing size or shape
quadruped
vslegged
2 6.5

Having four legs for walking

is a general descriptive form that can name other numbers or types
four-footed
vslegged
1 3.4

An animal that has four feet, like a dog or horse

is the general combining form for any number or type of supports
limbed
vslegged
1 6.4

With arms or legs, often used to describe people with long ones

is narrower, referring only to lower appendages in compound forms
straight-legged
vslegged
1 4.2

Having legs that are straight, not bent or curved

is the general combining form and does not describe straightness
long-shanked
vslegged
7.7

A person or animal with long legs

is the neutral combining form without implying length
spindle-legged
vslegged
8.5

A thing like a chair or bird with long, thin legs that look delicate

is the broad descriptive form, not focused on thinness or delicacy

Antonyms

8 4.2

A person or animal that has no legs

Compounds

3 2.8

Having legs that are longer than the rest of the body

Having legs that are straight, not bent or curved

A small tick found in eastern North America that bites people and can give them Lyme disease

A small bat from tropical America that feeds on the blood of birds

A large brown bird with red legs that lives in western Europe

rough-legged hawk
  • Specialized
7.0

A large Northern hawk with feathered legs that hunts small animals like mice

three-legged mare
  • Offensive
9.9

Something like a plan that is weak or badly made and hard to use

7.0

A tick in the western United States that bites people and spreads Lyme disease

How Many Legs

four-footed
1 3.4
legged
81 2.9
legless
8 4.2

Surface Forms

legged positive
leggeder comparative
leggedest superlative

Morphology

legged = leg (transparent) = leg + ed

The adjective is a regular formation from the noun 'leg' with the adjectival '-ed' meaning 'having', which is directly inferable by learners.

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.