clean-limbed

UK/ˌkliːnˈlɪmd//ˌklinˈlɪmd/

clean-limbed adjective: having a slender, athletic body; lithe.

Adjective

clean-limbed (comparative more clean-limbed, superlative most clean-limbed)

(dated) Having a slender, athletic body; lithe.
- He was big and clean-limbed and sinewy, with small cunning eyes, a resolute mouth and chin, and an air of perfect fearlessness. Roldan warmed to him, and looked with admiration and envy at the muscles on his splendid limbs.1898, Gertrude Atherton, chapter VI, in The Valiant Runaways, New York, N.Y.: Dodd, Mead and Company, →OCLC, page 60
- He was one of those clean-cut and clean-limbed men that young girls like to dream about—frank, honest, and with a keen sense of humor—for a man.1920 December, Wilber Wales Wheeler, “Angel Man”, in Munsey’s Magazine, volume LXXI, number 3, New York, N.Y.: The Frank A[ndrew] Munsey Company, […], published 1921, →OCLC, page 573, column 2

கட்டமைவுடைய, நேர் ஒழுங்கான, திட்ப நயமுடைய

comparative	more clean-limbed
superlative	most clean-limbed

From clean (“shapely, well-proportioned”) + limbed (“having limbs of a specified kind or quality”, adjective).

What does clean-limbed mean?: Clean-limbed means having a slender, athletic body; lithe.
What is clean-limbed in Tamil?: Clean-limbed in Tamil is கட்டமைவுடைய, நேர் ஒழுங்கான, திட்ப நயமுடைய. See Clean-limbed meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is clean-limbed?: Clean-limbed is an adjective.
How do you pronounce clean-limbed?: Clean-limbed is pronounced /ˌkliːnˈlɪmd/ (UK).

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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