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legged.

Having legs of a certain specified type or number.

6 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈlɛɡɪd//ˈlɛɡd//ˈlɛɡəd/
  1. Having legs of a certain specified type or number.

    in-compounds · not-comparable
    Many of the big African spiders are hairy-legged.
    Giraffes are the longest-legged animals.
  2. Having legs; provided with legs.

    not-comparable
    A robot which runs at a speed of over 29mph has set a new land-speed record for legged robots.
  3. Wounded in the leg, especially as part of a hunt.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

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

noun
  1. Someone or something having a certain number or type of legs

    Humans are not the only two-leggeds in the world.
Where this word comes from

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

verb/ˈlɛɡd/
  1. simple past and past participle of leg

    form-of · participle · past
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