Meaning

3 senses
  1. (not comparable)Without legs.

    a legless invertebrate

    beinlos

    безно́гийbeznógij

    not having legs

  2. (slang)Too drunk to stand.

  3. Going nowhere.

    That idea was legless.

Examples

6 sentences
  1. The slow worm is a legless lizard.

    deDie Blindschleiche ist eine beinlose Echse.

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  2. Tom was totally legless before the party had even started.

    deTom war schon sternhagelvoll, bevor die Feier losgegangen war.

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  3. Tom can't hold his drink and is usually legless after two or three.

    ruТом быстро пьянеет, и обычно через две-три рюмки уже в мясо.

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  4. The slow worm is neither a snake nor a worm but a legless lizard.

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  5. Slow worms are legless lizards.

    deBlindschleichen sind beinlose Echsen.

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Translations

5 languages
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Origin

From Middle English legles, equivalent to leg + -less.

From Middle English legles, equivalent to leg + -less.

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Forms

more legless, most legless
Comparativemore legless Lesson
Superlativemost legless Lesson

regular

Synonyms

300 synonyms

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

4 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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