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Etymology

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

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Adjective

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legless (comparative more legless, superlative most legless)

  1. Without legs.
    Synonym: no-legged
    Antonym: legged
    a legless invertebrate
  2. (slang) Too drunk to stand.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:drunk
  3. Going nowhere.
    That idea was legless.

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