| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Having short legs, like a waddling duck; short-legged.[Websters]
2. Virtually never used base adjective of the rarely used adverb duck-leggedly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (duck-leggedly) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective duck-legged.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "DUCK-LEGGED" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
Specialty Definition: DUCK-LEGGED
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Adjective] Having short legs, like a duck. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
