clean-limbed
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of clean-limbed
late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75
Example Sentences
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They saw her as unworthy of the formidable Mr. Spock, embodied by Nimoy with banked fire and clean-limbed grace.
From The New Yorker
Their horses were of great stature, strong and clean-limbed; their grey coats glistened, their long tails flowed in the wind, their manes were braided on their proud necks.
From Literature
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Mirko's acrobatics act, which has the appealing narrative of a man dressing for work while simultaneously ascending a teetering pile of suitcases, is also clean-limbed and unfussy, athletic yet boyishly charming.
From The Guardian
The father, a strapping, clean-limbed Majorcan, fairly beamed with parental pride as he acknowledged the imputation.
From Project Gutenberg
As to being beautiful, it's not for me to say, but they're clean-limbed, healthy children, thank Heaven! and what more do you want?
From Project Gutenberg
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