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Legged

//ˈlɛɡɪd// adj, noun, verb

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Having legs of a certain specified type or number. not-comparable

    "Many of the big African spiders are hairy-legged."

  2. 2
    Having legs; provided with legs. not-comparable

    "A robot which runs at a speed of over 29mph has set a new land-speed record for legged robots"

  3. 3
    Wounded in the leg, especially as part of a hunt. not-comparable

    "Spring guns and man traps have been set for me, and I am legged!"

Adjective
  1. 1
    having legs of a specified kind or number wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    Someone or something having a certain number or type of legs

    "Humans are not the only two-leggeds in the world."

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of leg form-of, participle, past

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English legged, leggyd, equivalent to leg (“noun”) + -ed.

Etymology 2

From Middle English legged, leggyd, equivalent to leg (“noun”) + -ed.

Etymology 3

From leg (“verb”) + -ed.

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