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limbed

American  
[limd] / lɪmd /

adjective

  1. having a specified number or kind of limbs (often used in combination).

    a long-limbed dancer.


limbed British  
/ lɪmd /

adjective

    1. having limbs

    2. ( in combination )

      short-limbed

      strong-limbed

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of limbed

Middle English word dating back to 1275–1325; see origin at limb 1, -ed 3

Example Sentences

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She told me this idea of working with these robot cameras and differently limbed models.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2025

A research team including a Penn State biologist completed a new reconstruction of the skeleton of Tiktaalik, the 375-million-year-old fossil fish that is one of the closest relatives to limbed vertebrates.

From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2024

“I could also feel myself being pulled to find a place where there were more bodies like mine, not just Black but long limbed, athletic, versatile dancer bodies.”

From New York Times • Dec. 10, 2021

The tree has been limbed up so there’s a fair amount of sun, probably part shade.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 1, 2021

Tiara, Shanti, and Nicole had managed to climb into the branches of an ornately limbed tree.

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray

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