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kneed.

Having a knee or knees, or, in combination, the stated type of knee or knees.

5 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/niːd/

  1. Having a knee or knees, or, in combination, the stated type of knee or knees.

    not-comparable
    a kneed biped; a knobbly-kneed boy

  2. Having angular joints like the knee.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵnéw-der. Proto-Indo-European *ǵnéwom Proto-Germanic *knewą Proto-West Germanic *kneu Old English cnēo Middle English kne English knee English -ed English kneed From knee + -ed.

verb/niːd/

  1. simple past and past participle of knee

    form-of · participle · past
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵnéw-der. Proto-Indo-European *ǵnéwom Proto-Germanic *knewą Proto-West Germanic *kneu Old English cnēo Middle English kne English knee English -ed English kneed From knee + -ed.

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