One-legged

//ˈwʌnˌlɛɡəd// adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A plant, especially a tree.

    "In other words, people engage in communicative relationships not only with other people, but also with four-leggeds, one-leggeds, and no-leggeds, with trees, plants, and rocks, with the sun, moon, and stars, ..."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Having only one leg. not-comparable
  2. 2
    Of an audio signal: having a thin sound as a result of connection through only one wire of a circuit pair. not-comparable

    "[…] obviously wrong termination is likely to lead to a thin 'one-legged' sound with significant loss of level, and/or distortion."

Synonyms

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monopedmonopedalunipedunipedal

Example

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"No, there are no idioms in my language about one-legged dancers."

Etymology

From one + legged.

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