cross-legged

[ kraws-leg-id, -legd, kros- ]

adjective

1. having the legs crossed; having one leg placed across the other.

cross-legged

/ -ˈlɛɡd; ˈkrɒsˈlɛɡɪd /

adjective

1. sitting with the legs bent and the knees pointing outwards
2. standing or sitting with one leg crossed over the other

Other Words From

• cross-legged·ly adverb
• cross-legged·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of cross-legged¹

First recorded in 1520–30

Example Sentences

Wrapped in a cozy gray cardigan, she’s sitting cross-legged on a sofa, shoes off, with an overstuffed pillow in her lap.

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We were sitting on the floor of the now-shuttered French-Vietnamese restaurant Le Colonial, cross-legged on silk pillows awaiting the start of the readings.

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“One of my secret talents — perhaps maybe my foremost talent — is I am a wizard at the art of Instagram DM,” Rodrigo said while sitting cross-legged on the stage next to her guitarist.

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Demonstrators sat cross-legged in the middle of Century Boulevard near Los Angeles International Airport during the nonviolent protest, The Times reported at the time.

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Moore, who on Friday morning sat barefoot and cross-legged near a growing line for the Spirit departures ticket desk, said everyone had been pushed out there and “there’s no food.”

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