Leggish

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Characterised by legs; leggy

    "Uncle Lawrence always said Adrian Mont knew tables." The older man gave up his study of the card tables. "Rather leggish. But they hold up."

  2. 2
    Resembling a leg

    "Except for its four leggish bits there it has no equine mannerism, structure, or demeanour."

Synonyms

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leglikeleglike

Example

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"Uncle Lawrence always said Adrian Mont knew tables." The older man gave up his study of the card tables. "Rather leggish. But they hold up."

Etymology

From leg + -ish.

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