adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Having or resembling a limp.

   "The arguments ended, I would hear Dad's limpy gait coming up the stairs."

Example

More examples

"The arguments ended, I would hear Dad's limpy gait coming up the stairs."

Etymology

From limp + -y.

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