bandy-legged en · ADJ
Etymology
From bandy (“bowlegged”) + legged.
Meanings
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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.
1912, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Lost World […], London; New York, N.Y.: Hodder and Stoughton, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more bandy-legged | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most bandy-legged | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |