What does three-legged mean?
Three-legged means having three legs.
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/θɹiːˈlɛɡɪd/ · adjective
having three legs.
The three-leggeds had everyone in stitches. Some pairs simply could not learn to run together — just impossible.
My father said that three-leggeds are more detestable than four-leggeds.
With respect to hazard rating, an opposite and possibly inconsistent explanation might be offered: It may be that drivers underestimate roadside hazards at three-leggeds and relatively speaking overestimate them at four-leggeds.
Use three-legged when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Three-legged means having three legs.
Common synonyms include tripedal, macrophallic, legged.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The three-leggeds had everyone in stitches. Some pairs simply could not learn to run together — just impossible.
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