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legginglike

legginglike adjective: resembling or characteristic of leggings.

Adjective

legginglike (comparative more legginglike, superlative most legginglike)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of leggings.
    • New York Giants Joe Morrison and Aaron Thomas escort Tammy Ilasat and Susy Davenport after a home game. Tammy wears a quilted leather jacket and skirt over leather pants. Susy's jacket, flared in back, is teamed with legginglike trousers.1966 October 10, SI Staff, “LINEUP FOR LEATHERS”, in Sports Illustrated
    • Suits once implied a lean, ladylike skirt and a crisp jacket — that now-vintage look of the Ladies Who Lunch. But the concept has evolved considerably to include walking shorts or legginglike pants and culottes matched with blazers, cropped jackets and even vests.2015 August 26, Bobbi Queen, “Resort 2016 Trend: Lightweight Suits”, in Women's Wear Daily, archived from the original on 28 Mar 2017

Forms of legginglike

comparativemore legginglike
superlativemost legginglike

Origin of legginglike

From legging(s) + -like.

Questions about legginglike

What does legginglike mean?
Legginglike means resembling or characteristic of leggings.
What part of speech is legginglike?
Legginglike is an adjective.

Words near legginglike in the dictionary

  1. legging around
  2. legging it
  3. legging out
  4. legging up
  5. legginged
  6. legginglike
  7. leggings
  8. leggins
  9. Leggio
  10. Leggios
  11. leggish

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