one-legged

A man with a one-legged stool sits in the park.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Having only one leg: Describing a person, animal, or object that has a single leg, either naturally or due to amputation or loss.
   • One-sided or unbalanced: Used figuratively to describe a situation, argument, or system that is incomplete, partial, or lacking fairness.

Usage Examples

• Literal: (A person missing one leg.)
• Figurative: (The analysis was incomplete or biased.)
• Object: (A table with only one leg.)

Advanced Usage

• "One-legged approach": a method or strategy that is limited or unbalanced.
  • The company's one-legged business plan failed because it neglected customer service. (The plan was not well-rounded.)
• "One-legged argument": a line of reasoning that is partial or flawed.
  • His one-legged argument against the proposal did not convince anyone. (The argument lacked supporting evidence.)

Variants and Related Words

• One-leggedness (n): the state or quality of having only one leg (literal or figurative).
  • The one-leggedness of the law made it ineffective in addressing the problem. (The law was incomplete.)

Synonyms

• One-sided: partial or biased.
• Unilateral: affecting only one side or party.
• Incomplete: lacking necessary parts.
• Lame: (colloquial) weak or unconvincing (often used for arguments).

Related Idioms

• On one leg: (colloquial) to do something with difficulty or in a limited way.
  • He could do the job on one leg, meaning he found it easy. (A humorous exaggeration.)
• Leg to stand on: to have a valid basis or support (often used in negative).
  • Without evidence, his claim has no leg to stand on. (The claim is unsupported.)