"leggish" meaning in All languages combined

See leggish on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: more leggish [comparative], most leggish [superlative]
Etymology: From leg + -ish. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|leg|ish}} leg + -ish Head templates: {{en-adj}} leggish (comparative more leggish, superlative most leggish)
  1. Characterised by legs; leggy
    Sense id: en-leggish-en-adj-wW-ubbQO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ish Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 98 2 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ish: 100 0
  2. Resembling a leg
    Sense id: en-leggish-en-adj-vf6TSR7e
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: leglike

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          "text": "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.",
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          "ref": "2005, Ping-ping Chen, Nico Nieser, Herbert Zettel, The Aquatic and Semi-aquatic Bugs",
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          "ref": "2012, C Taylor, Group of Death",
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