legged
/ˈlɛɡɪd/ adjective, noun
Also a form of leg
Forms leggeds
- adjective (in combination) Having legs of a certain specified type or number. “Many of the big African spiders are hairy-legged.”
- adjective Having legs; provided with legs. “A robot which runs at a speed of over 29mph has set a new land-speed record for legged robots.”
- adjective Wounded in the leg, especially as part of a hunt.
- noun (in combinations) Someone or something having a certain number or type of legs “Humans are not the only two-leggeds in the world.”
Antonyms
Etymology
From Middle English legged, leggyd, equivalent to leg (“noun”) + -ed.
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Webster’s 1913
- adjective Having (such or so many) legs; --used in composition; as, a long-legged man; a two-legged animal.
Etymology [From Leg.]
Sources: Wiktionary · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “legged”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details