legless

English

Etymology

From Middle English legles, equivalent to leg +‎ -less.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

legless (comparative more legless, superlative most legless)

1. Without legs.

   Synonym: no-legged

   Antonym: legged

   a legless invertebrate

2. (slang) Too drunk to stand.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:drunk

3. Going nowhere.

   That idea was legless.

Derived terms

• legless lizard
• leglessly
• leglessness

Translations

without legs

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 无腿的／无腿 (wútuǐ de)

• Czech: beznohý
• Estonian: jalutu
• Finnish: jalaton (fi)
• Gagauz: ayaksız, bacaksız
• German: beinlos (de)
• Icelandic: án fóta, fótalaus m
• Mari:

  Eastern Mari: йолдымо (joldymo)

  Western Mari: ялдымы (jaldymy)

• Polish: beznogi (pl), beznożny (pl)
• Russian: безно́гий (ru) (beznógij)
• Swedish: benlös (sv)
• Tatar: аяксыз (ayaksız)

too drunk to stand

• Finnish: kantokuntoinen

See also

• have legs