limbless

limbless
limbless 1590s, from LIMB (Cf. limb) (n.1) + -LESS (Cf. -less). Related: Limblessness.

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  • limbless — adjective see limb I …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • limbless — adj. having no limbs …   English contemporary dictionary

  • limbless — limb·less …   English syllables

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