Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bandy-legged

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.50 in modern English

Syllables: bandy--legged
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Synonym of bow-legged, having knees which bend outward.

Example Sentences

"Once some bandy-legged, lurching creature, an ant-eater or a bear, scuttled clumsily amid the shadows."

Etymology

From bandy (“bowlegged”) + legged.

Inflected Forms

more bandy-legged (comparative) most bandy-legged (superlative)

Synonyms

bow-legged having knees which bend outward bandy bowed bowleg bowlegged

Questions

What does bandy-legged mean?: Synonym of bow-legged, having knees which bend outward.
Where does bandy-legged come from?: From bandy (“bowlegged”) + legged.

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