cross-legged

[kraws-leg-id, -legd, kros-]

adjective

1. having the legs crossed; having one leg placed across the other.

cross-legged

/ -ˈlɛɡd, ˈkrɒsˈlɛɡɪd /

adjective

1. sitting with the legs bent and the knees pointing outwards

2. standing or sitting with one leg crossed over the other

Other Word Forms

• cross-leggedly adverb
• cross-leggedness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of cross-legged¹

First recorded in 1520–30

Example Sentences

The bronze statue, crafted by Polish sculptor Fredda Brilliant, shows Gandhi wearing robes and sitting cross-legged.

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Around 30 local men and women, most in traditional Tibetan long-sleeved jackets, sat cross-legged until a small bell chimed to end the prayer.

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The agent wrote that Huerta was yelling at and taunting officers and later sat cross-legged in front of a vehicle gate to the location where law enforcement authorities were serving a search warrant.

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A 1,000 year-old human skeleton which was buried sitting cross-legged in India has been moved to a museum six years after it was excavated.

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A 1,000 year-old human skeleton buried sitting cross-legged in India is still without a museum to house it because of bureaucratic wrangling, six years after it was unearthed.

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