one-legged
[ wuhn-legd, -leg-id ]
/ ˈwʌnˈlɛgd, -ˈlɛg ɪd /
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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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Origin of one-legged
First recorded in 1835–45
Words nearby one-legged
oneirodynia, oneiromancy, oneirophrenia, oneiroscopy, one jump ahead, one-legged, one-liner, one-lung, one-lunger, one-man, one-man show
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