bandy-legged


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ban·dy-leg·ged

 (băn′dē-lĕg′ĭd, -lĕgd′)
adj.
Bowlegged.
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bandy-legged

adj
bow-legged
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ban•dy-leg•ged

(ˈbæn diˌlɛg ɪd, -ˌlɛgd)

adj.
bowlegged.
[1680–90]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.bandy-legged - have legs that curve outward at the kneesbandy-legged - have legs that curve outward at the knees
unfit - not in good physical or mental condition; out of condition; "fat and very unfit"; "certified as unfit for army service"; "drunk and unfit for service"
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Translations

bandy-legged

adj (Brit) → mit krummen Beinen; personkrummbeinig, o-beinig, O-beinig
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

bandy-legged

[ˈbændɪˈlɛgɪd] adjdalle or con le gambe storte
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

bandy

(ˈbӕndi) adjective
(of legs) bent outwards at the knee. She wears long skirts to hide her bandy legs.
bandy-ˈlegged (-legid) adjective
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

bandy-legged

n. zambo-a, patizambo-a.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
References in classic literature ?
He walks; he's bandy-legged. He looks at you; he's one-eyed.
Then came a cart, and behind that walked an old, bandy-legged domestic serf in a peaked cap and sheepskin coat.
Go home, and tell your bandy-legged king that as soon as his tunnel is finished the Phanfasms will be with him and lead his legions to the conquest of Oz.
Once some bandy-legged, lurching creature, an ant-eater or a bear, scuttled clumsily amid the shadows.
With scarcely a hint of the war's causes, forty-year old Piotr -- bandy-legged, rickets, illiterate, and all -- is soon in a cattle car on his way to the Stanislawow garrison in Hungary for training camp.
If you wanted wine with your half-time pie it would be Eldorado, fortified and buzzy, which would maybe also serve as a description for your team's bandy-legged right-winger, provided he was on his game.
And I thought it would be easier to examine the bandy-legged baby on my consulting table rather than in a field.
But, in bad news for fans of the bandy-legged, dolls' house furniture-making detective, that's the extent of his involvement this time.
She can tell very funny stories of things that have happened to her where things might have gone just a fraction wrong" Margaret Rhodes, the Queen's first cousin, discussing the monarch "There is an obscene amount of money in politics" Actor George Clooney "The little bandy-legged one who celebrated 50 years' marriage to his poor wife, Helen" Monty Python star John Cleese is scarcely flattering about co-star Michael Palin "The Remain campaign want us to believe that Britain is beaten and broken.
They glared as they sauntered past, bandy-legged, shoulders back, and were gone from sight down the fluorescent channel extending to the lockers.
Paul is usually depicted as short, bandy-legged, and bald with close-knit eyebrows, a broad forehead and a prominent nose; we know he was physically tough but possessed an affable temperament.