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Meanings of legless in English

Not having legs.

Antonyms
Examples for "legged"
Examples for "legged"
1
Dog-owners and their four-legged friends seem to enjoy time away from home.
The South African
2
Ayla looked across the water at the large, long-billed, long-legged, stately birds.
The Plains of Passage
3
Miller said she was happy her four-legged colleague was getting some recognition.
BBC
4
I lowered myself into a comfortable cross-legged position, still regarding the stone.
The Great Book of Amber
5
Or has your longtime four-legged companion gotten used to having you home?
The Irish Times
Usage of legless in English
1
And in his soul the legless man was playing only for Barbara.
The Penalty
2
The legless man was very much at home in his own house.
The Penalty
3
The legless man looked straight ahead of him into the dim room.
The Penalty
4
The legless man wiped his mouth with the palm of his hand.
The Penalty
5
On the screen, she saw two legless skiers race down the mountain.
Truths unveiled
6
Thousands of lives wasted-thousandsof armless and legless cripples sent back-fornothing.
At Suvla Bay / Being the notes and sketches of scenes, character...
7
It was an inflatable raft in the shape of a legless horse.
The talisman
8
Taref had learned that their legless leader drove them into wild rampages.
Mentats of Dune
9
Tell me some more about your legless stepmother-andthe rest of your family.
I capture the castle
10
The Soviet-era Palace of Culture was just broken wooden shelves and legless chairs.
The South African
11
The legless man sank at once into deep and swift thought.
The Penalty
12
She drew her cloak together, and joined the legless man on the sidewalk.
The Penalty
13
That heap of splintered wardrobes and legless tables was once a furniture warehouse.
All in It : K(1) Carries On
14
Because you have known only legless men, you exaggerate the difficulty of walking.
The Deluge
15
The legless man knew perfectly well, but it suited him to make inquiries.
The Penalty
16
But the legless man did not appear to have heard her.
The Penalty
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Legless through the time
Legless across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common