Meanings
- not comparableHaving limbs.
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of limb
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivehaving or as if having limbs, especially limbs of a specified kind (usually used in combination)
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Origin
- Middle Englishilimed“having limbs, limbed”
- Englishlimbed
From Middle English ilimed (“having limbs, limbed”) [and other forms], from i- (prefix forming adjectives, past participles, etc.) + lim (“organ or part of the body, member; extremity of an animal or human body, limb; sexual organ; a person as a member of the group of all Christians; follower; liegeman; corner of a siege tower; arm of the sea; branch of a subject”) (see further at lim) + -ed (suffix forming adjectives); analysable as limb + -ed.
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Cite this entry
limbed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/limbed
“limbed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/limbed. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “limbed,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/limbed.
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