Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

two-legged

/tuːˈlɛɡɪd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.50 in modern English

Syllables: two--legged
IPA: /tuːˈlɛɡɪd/

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having or furnished with two legs, or leg-like appendages.

noun

Someone or something with two legs, especially human beings.

Example Sentences

"two-legged animals two-legged shears"
"And that thing made of ſound and ſhovv / VVhich mortals have miſnamed A Beau, / (But in the language of the ſky / Is call'd a tvvolegg'd butterfly) / VVill make your very heartſtrings ake / VVith loud and everlaſting clack, […]"
"The four-leggeds blamed the cleansing on the humans, and decided to destroy all two-leggeds."
"Because most of the animals had learned to distrust the two-leggeds, they shrank back into the forest."
"It was a serious race, for the two-leggeds —human beings and birds— were racing the four-leggeds to determine which should feed the others."

Etymology

From two + legged.

Inflected Forms

two-leggeds (plural)

Phrases

two-legged eel

Questions

How do you pronounce two-legged?: The recorded pronunciation is /tuːˈlɛɡɪd/.
What does two-legged mean?: Having or furnished with two legs, or leg-like appendages.
Where does two-legged come from?: From two + legged.

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