leggish

comparative more leggish · superlative most leggish

1. Characterised by legs; leggy

   Uncle Lawrence always said Adrian Mont knew tables." The older man gave up his study of the card tables. "Rather leggish. But they hold up.

   1993, James Thurber, Middle Aged Man and Flying

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   When disturbed, all individuals move rapidly back and forth (a behaviour also observed in other ptilomerine genera), presenting a confusing picture of jumping greenish, leggish dots.

   2005, Ping-ping Chen, Nico Nieser, Herbert Zettel, The Aquatic and Semi-aquatic Bugs

2. Resembling a leg

   Except for its four leggish bits there it has no equine mannerism, structure, or demeanour.

   2002, Rachel Bush, The Unfortunate Singer

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   The white bodies developed short stubby leggish appendages, with a single large sucker orifice ringed and ringed with little teeth.

   2007, R. M. Meluch, The Sagittarius Command

   Fucking relief. I look down at my cock, wink at it, feel the threat of Hagop's leggish member disappear, the weight lifting off me like a lead ottoman finally levered off a gasping sous chef. '

   2012, C Taylor, Group of Death