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legged¹

  • /ˈlɛɡɪd/
  • /ˈlɛɡd/
  • /ˈlɛɡəd/

Rhymes with -ɛɡɪd, -ɛɡd, -ɛɡəd

Where it comes from

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

adjective

  1. in compounds, not comparable Having legs of a certain specified type or number. Many of the big African spiders are hairy-legged.

    Opposite: legless

  2. not comparable 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.

    Opposite: legless

  3. not comparable Wounded in the leg, especially as part of a hunt. Spring guns and man traps have been set for me, and I am legged!

noun leggeds

  1. in combinations Someone or something having a certain number or type of legs Humans are not the only two-leggeds in the world.

legged²

  • /ˈlɛɡd/

Rhymes with -ɛɡɪd, -ɛɡd, -ɛɡəd

Where it comes from

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

verb

  1. participle, past simple past and past participle of leg

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: leglike, three-legged, kittiwake, kittiwakes, pedal, crural, footed, ambulatory, limbed, pedate, tetrapodal, tripodal, hexapodal, four-footed, quadrupedal, walking

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legged. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/legged

Chicago

"legged." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/legged.

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@misc{legged_2026,
  title = {legged},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/legged},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}