adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Synonym of bow-legged, having knees which bend outward.

   "Once some bandy-legged, lurching creature, an ant-eater or a bear, scuttled clumsily amid the shadows."

Adjective

1. 1
   have legs that curve outward at the knees wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

bandyblemishedbloatedbow-leggedbowedbowleg

Example

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"Once some bandy-legged, lurching creature, an ant-eater or a bear, scuttled clumsily amid the shadows."

Etymology

From bandy (“bowlegged”) + legged.

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