one-legged
having only one leg.
one-sided, as an argument or point of view.
ineffectual because certain basic elements, measures, etc., are lacking: one-legged legislation.
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How to use one-legged in a sentence
And humility, well, that's about as useful as a one-legged man at an ass-kicking contest.
Let Us Now Praise Famous Rednecks and Their Unjustly Unsung Kin | Allison Glock | August 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn the distance I spotted banners on buildings and a pair of one-legged fishermen balancing with large cone-shaped nets.
Take Hulga, the one-legged shut-in in “Good Country People.”
A one-legged torso wearing only a stiletto-heeled boot was found floating in a Venice lagoon.
The one-legged Vietnam vet is serving as chairman of the Senate committee overseeing the Embryonic Stem Cell Bill.
I should say there were twenty one-legged pensioners to one without an arm there.
My Lady Ludlow | Elizabeth GaskellNeither does a one-legged man yearn sentimentally over his missing member.
The Poison Belt | Arthur Conan DoyleHe is reported to have said: "Ain't we in a —— of a fix, a one-eyed president, a one-legged general and a one-horse Confederacy."
Under the Stars and Bars | Walter A. ClarkAs well blame a one-legged man for hopping when trying to run.
She Stands Accused | Victor MacClureHoppy was the keeper of the reservoir, a one-legged Irishman with a crutch.
Hints to Pilgrims | Charles Stephen Brooks
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