bandy-legged
/'bændilegd/
Học thuậtThân thiện
A young boy with bandy-legged posture stands proudly next to his new bicycle.
Definition
- Adjective:
- Having legs that curve outward at the knees: Describes a physical condition where the legs are bowed, meaning the knees are apart when the ankles are together.
Usage
- The term "bandy-legged" is used to describe a person's or animal's leg structure. It is a descriptive, often informal adjective. It can be used in both neutral medical/descriptive contexts and, depending on tone, in informal or potentially impolite remarks about appearance.
Examples
- Adjective:
- The old cowboy walked with a distinctive, bandy-legged gait.
- Some breeds of dogs, like bulldogs, are naturally bandy-legged.
Advanced Usage
- "to be bandy-legged": The most common construction.
- After years in the saddle, he had become quite bandy-legged.
Variants and Related Words
- Bandy legs (noun phrase): The condition of having outwardly curved legs.
- He suffered from bandy legs as a child.
- Bow-legged (adjective): A common synonym with the same meaning.
Synonyms
- Bow-legged: Having legs that curve outward at the knees.
- Bowed: (Of legs) curved outward.
Antonyms
- Knock-kneed: Having legs that curve inward at the knees.
Related Idioms/Phrases
- While not a phrasal verb, the term can appear in descriptive idioms like "bandy-legged as a cowboy" to evoke a specific image.
- He stood, bandy-legged as a cowboy, leaning against the fence.
A young boy with bandy-legged posture stands proudly next to his new bicycle.
Adjective
- have legs that curve outward at the knees