spraddle-legged

[sprad-l-leg-id, -legd]

adjective

1. moving with or having the legs wide apart.

   a spraddle-legged walk.

adverb

1. with the legs sprawled, spread apart, etc..

   sitting spraddle-legged on the chair.

Word History and Origins

Origin of spraddle-legged¹

First recorded in 1880–85