Knock-kneed
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Knock-kneed is an adjective meaning (medicine, pathology) Having the knees abnormally close together, and the ankles spread apart.
Meaning
(medicine, pathology) Having the knees abnormally close together, and the ankles spread apart.
More Meanings
- (medicine, pathology) Of a person or animal, suffering from genu valgum (or tibia valga).
Example Sentences
I called for the cheeses, and took them away in a cab. It was a ramshackle affair, dragged along by a knock-kneed, broken-winded somnambulist, which his owner, in a moment of enthusiasm, during conversation, referred to as a horse.
Synonyms for knock-kneed
Depending on context, synonyms include unfit.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include unfit, knobby-kneed, bow-legged, knuckled, baker-legged, knucklelike.
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