bowlegged
- a word derived from bowleg.
Example Sentences
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There's no room for Garrincha either, the dazzling bowlegged Brazilian winger, or Roberto Baggio, a true Italian icon, and France striker Just Fontaine, who netted 13 in the 1958 tournament alone.
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026
He described Shorty thus: “He was bowlegged as a wish bone you could walk a pony through.”
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 5, 2022
This child, though small and bowlegged, looked quite healthy, and her exam was otherwise normal.
From New York Times ● Dec. 2, 2021
Hayes said the suspect walked with a “distinctive gait” and could be bowlegged.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2018
“If we ask Old Timothy to explain, he will do this,” Beowulf grunted enigmatically, and walked away, in a fine imitation of Old Timothy’s rolling, bowlegged gait.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
