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limbed

/lɪmd/ US, UK

Rhymes with -ɪmd

Where it comes from

From Middle English ilimed (“having limbs, limbed”) [and other forms], from i- (prefix forming adjectives, past participles, etc.) + lim (“organ or part of the body, member; extremity of an animal or human body, limb; sexual organ; a person as a member of the group of all Christians; follower; liegeman; corner of a siege tower; arm of the sea; branch of a subject”) (see further at lim) + -ed (suffix forming adjectives); analysable as limb + -ed.

adjective

not comparable Having limbs.
not comparable Preceded by a descriptive word: having limbs of a specified kind or quality.

verb

participle, past simple past and past participle of limb

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@misc{limbed_2026,
  title = {limbed},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/limbed},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}