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short-leggedness

short-leggedness noun: the state or quality of being short-legged.

Noun

short-leggedness (uncountable)

  1. The state or quality of being short-legged.
    • A special characteristic of the LTI is the shameless shortleggedness of their lies.2000, Wolfgang Mieder, Strategies of Wisdom: Anglo-American and German Proverb Studies, page 313
    • The shortleggedness of the Dexter cattle is determined by a dominant factor K (heterozygote Kk).1968, Kjeld Wamberg, Veterinary Encyclopedia: Diagnosis and Treatment, Volume 1, page 648

Forms of short-leggedness

alternative formshortleggedness

Origin of short-leggedness

From short-legged + -ness.

Questions about short-leggedness

What does short-leggedness mean?
Short-leggedness means the state or quality of being short-legged.
What part of speech is short-leggedness?
Short-leggedness is a noun.

Words near short-leggedness in the dictionary

  1. short-haul
  2. short-head seahorse
  3. short-head seahorses
  4. short-horned grasshopper
  5. short-legged
  6. short-leggedness
  7. short-lined chocolate
  8. short-lined chocolates
  9. short-list
  10. short-listed
  11. short-listing

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