clean-limbed

[ kleen-limd ]

adjective

having slender, well-proportioned arms and legs: a clean-limbed athlete.

Origin of clean-limbed

late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75

Words Nearby clean-limbed

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How to use clean-limbed in a sentence

Now and then our crew of clean-limbed Tonga boys rested on their oars, with timid, limpid gaze turned askance.
Where the Pavement Ends | John Russell
The slimness of his waist was filled in so well that he looked no more than a well-grown, clean-limbed stripling of twenty.
Joan of the Sword Hand | S(amuel) R(utherford) Crockett
On the whole he was a very pleasant, agreeable-looking young man, tall and broad-shouldered, clean-limbed and athletic-looking.
The Carter Girls' Week-End Camp | Nell Speed
The natives of the Darling are a clean-limbed, well-conditioned race, generally speaking.
Two Expeditions into the Interior of Southern Australia, Complete | Charles Sturt
But away outside the clearing was that little army of Hausas, clean-limbed, faithful, well drilled and armed.
A Millionaire of Yesterday | E. Phillips Oppenheim

British Dictionary definitions for clean-limbed

clean-limbed

adjective

having well-proportioned limbs

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