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shortlegged

shortlegged is the alternative spelling of short-legged.

Meaning of short-legged

Adjective

short-legged (comparative more short-legged, superlative most short-legged)

  1. Having short legs, particularly in proportion to one's body.
    • However, small, deep-bodied, shortlegged cattle have been known in Ireland since Celtic times.1995, Marleen Felius, Cattle Breeds: An Encyclopedia

Forms of shortlegged

comparativemore shortlegged
superlativemost shortlegged

Words formed from shortlegged

Questions about shortlegged

What is shortlegged the alternative spelling of?
Shortlegged is the alternative spelling of short-legged.

Words near shortlegged in the dictionary

  1. Shortland Islands
  2. Shortlands
  3. shortleaf
  4. shortleaf pine
  5. shortleaf pines
  6. shortlegged
  7. shortleggedness
  8. shortlex
  9. shortline
  10. shortlines
  11. shortlink

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