short-leggedness

noun

The state or quality of being short-legged.

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Meanings

nounshort-leggedness (uncountable)

alternative shortleggedness

  1. uncountableThe 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
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    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

    In 1919 another mutation for shortleggedness appeared among sheep of eastern Norway

    1949, Growth, volumes 13-14, page 299

Origin

From short-legged + -ness.

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APA

short-leggedness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/short-leggedness

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“short-leggedness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/short-leggedness. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “short-leggedness,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/short-leggedness.

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