English Explanatory Dictionary

legged

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Having legs of a certain specified type or number.
  2. Having legs; provided with legs.
  3. Wounded in the leg, especially as part of a hunt.
noun
  1. Someone or something having a certain number or type of legs
verb
  1. simple past and past participle of leg

Pronunciation

/ˈlɛɡɪd/ /ˈlɛɡd/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-legged1.wav /ˈlɛɡəd/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-legged2.wav

Word forms

legged leggeds

Etymology

From Middle English legged, leggyd, equivalent to leg (“noun”) + -ed.

Antonyms

legless

Derived words

black-legged kittiwake black-legged tick bow-legged wi' brass eight-legged essay feather-legged bug four-legged emmet four-legged friend frog-legged beetle grey-legged tinamou leggedness long-legged buzzard long-legged fly one legged peg legged red-legged cormorant red-legged golden orb-weaver spider red-legged partridge red-legged tinamou ride the three-legged mare rough-legged buzzard rough-legged hawk slaty-legged crake spindle-legged splay-legged spot-legged poison frog stout-legged moa thousand-legged worm thread-legged bug three-legged mare three-legged race two-legged eel two-legged mare two-legged tie yellow-legged gull yellow-legged tinamou one-legged two-legged three-legged four-legged multilegged no-legged

Translations

Finnish: jalallinen Finnish: -jalkainen Finnish: -säärinen Finnish: -lahkeinen Swedish: -bent
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