BANDY-LEGGED

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does bandy-legged mean? 

• BANDY-LEGGED (adjective)
  The adjective BANDY-LEGGED has 1 sense:

1. have legs that curve outward at the knees

  Familiarity information: BANDY-LEGGED used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BANDY-LEGGED (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Have legs that curve outward at the knees

Synonyms:

bandy; bandy-legged; bowed; bowleg; bowlegged

Similar:

unfit (not in good physical or mental condition; out of condition)

 Context examples 

It was a valiant move but a foolish one, for the great bandy-legged creatures were slow of foot, while their opponents were as active as cats.

(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

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

(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)