"legless" meaning in English

See legless in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Audio: En-au-legless.ogg Forms: more legless [comparative], most legless [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English legles, equivalent to leg + -less. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|legles}} Middle English legles, {{suffix|en|leg|less}} leg + -less Head templates: {{en-adj}} legless (comparative more legless, superlative most legless)
  1. Without legs. Synonyms: no-legged Translations (without legs): 无腿的 (Chinese Mandarin), 无腿 (wútuǐ de) (Chinese Mandarin), beznohý (Czech), йолдымо (joldymo) (Eastern Mari), jalutu (Estonian), jalaton (Finnish), ayaksız (Gagauz), bacaksız (Gagauz), beinlos (German), án fóta (Icelandic), fótalaus [masculine] (Icelandic), beznogi (Polish), beznożny (Polish), безно́гий (beznógij) (Russian), benlös (Swedish), аяксыз (ayaksız) (Tatar), ялдымы (jaldymy) (Western Mari)
    Sense id: en-legless-en-adj-GLb04~2p Categories (other): English terms with collocations Disambiguation of 'without legs': 92 2 5
  2. (slang) Too drunk to stand. Tags: slang Synonyms: drunk Translations (too drunk to stand): kantokuntoinen (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-legless-en-adj-m3fpPWDD Disambiguation of 'too drunk to stand': 3 75 22
  3. Going nowhere.
    Sense id: en-legless-en-adj-RaN~70Ob Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -less, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Eastern Mari translations, Terms with Estonian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Gagauz translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Tatar translations, Terms with Western Mari translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 33 58 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -less: 13 30 57 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 8 33 59 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 34 62 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 34 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 10 31 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Eastern Mari translations: 6 33 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Estonian translations: 10 32 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 10 32 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Gagauz translations: 10 31 59 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 11 32 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 10 31 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 10 32 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 11 31 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 9 32 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 10 31 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Tatar translations: 10 30 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Western Mari translations: 5 33 62
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: legless lizard, leglessly, leglessness Related terms: have legs
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