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[ wuhn-legd, -leg-id ] / ˈwʌnˈlɛgd, -ˈlɛg ɪd /
adjectivehaving only one leg. one-sided, as an argument or point of view. ineffectual because certain basic elements, measures, etc., are lacking: one-legged legislation. Origin of one-leggedFirst recorded in 1835–45 Words nearby one-leggedoneirodynia, oneiromancy, oneirophrenia, oneiroscopy, one jump ahead, one-legged, one-liner, one-lung, one-lunger, one-man, one-man show Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for one-leggedAnd humility, well, that's about as useful as a one-legged man at an ass-kicking contest. Let Us Now Praise Famous Rednecks and Their Unjustly Unsung Kin|Allison Glock|August 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST In the distance I spotted banners on buildings and a pair of one-legged fishermen balancing with large cone-shaped nets. A Little Too Off the Beaten Path in Burma|Katya Cengel|June 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST Take Hulga, the one-legged shut-in in “Good Country People.” Flannery O’Connor’s Desire for God|Jen Vafidis|November 13, 2013|DAILY BEAST A one-legged torso wearing only a stiletto-heeled boot was found floating in a Venice lagoon. Headless Torso Found in Venice Lagoon|Barbie Latza Nadeau|June 2, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The one-legged Vietnam vet is serving as chairman of the Senate committee overseeing the Embryonic Stem Cell Bill. Natalie Portman's Dad's Bizarre Novel|Marlow Stern|April 26, 2011|DAILY BEAST But the General was of no mind to beat a one-legged retreat in the midst of a highly interesting and successful career. The Career of Leonard Wood|Joseph Hamblen Sears The match was played out, and the one-legged men beat the poor one-arms by 103. Cremorne and the Later London Gardens|Warwick Wroth They do not question the one-legged, or men badly disabled or main'd, but all others are stopt. Complete Prose Works|Walt Whitman The "Monocoli," or one-legged people, are mentioned by Pliny, Hist. The Discovery of America Vol. 1 (of 2)|John Fiske. A one-legged, misery-eyed hunchback offered him penny diaries. Dreamers of the Ghetto|I. Zangwill
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