one-legged

[ wuhn-legd, -leg-id ]

/ ˈwʌnˈlɛgd, -ˈlɛg ɪd /

adjective

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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earnest

full seriousness, as of intention or purpose.

a feeling of dread, anxiety, or anguish.

urgent character; imperativeness; insistence; importunateness.

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Origin of one-legged

First recorded in 1835–45

Words nearby one-legged

one-eighty, one-eyed, one-handed, one-horse, one-horse town, one-legged, one-liner, one-lung, one-lunger, one-man, one-man show

Example sentences from the Web for one-legged

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|DAILY BEAST
In the distance I spotted banners on buildings and a pair of one-legged fishermen balancing with large cone-shaped nets.
A Little Too Off the Beaten Path in Burma|Katya Cengel|June 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Take Hulga, the one-legged shut-in in “Good Country People.”
Flannery O’Connor’s Desire for God|Jen Vafidis|November 13, 2013|DAILY BEAST
A one-legged torso wearing only a stiletto-heeled boot was found floating in a Venice lagoon.
Headless Torso Found in Venice Lagoon|Barbie Latza Nadeau|June 2, 2013|DAILY BEAST

The one-legged Vietnam vet is serving as chairman of the Senate committee overseeing the Embryonic Stem Cell Bill.
Natalie Portman's Dad's Bizarre Novel|Marlow Stern|April 26, 2011|DAILY BEAST
But the General was of no mind to beat a one-legged retreat in the midst of a highly interesting and successful career.
The Career of Leonard Wood|Joseph Hamblen Sears
The match was played out, and the one-legged men beat the poor one-arms by 103.
Cremorne and the Later London Gardens|Warwick Wroth
They do not question the one-legged, or men badly disabled or main'd, but all others are stopt.
Complete Prose Works|Walt Whitman
The "Monocoli," or one-legged people, are mentioned by Pliny, Hist.
The Discovery of America Vol. 1 (of 2)|John Fiske.
A one-legged, misery-eyed hunchback offered him penny diaries.
Dreamers of the Ghetto|I. Zangwill

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