legless

British  

/ ˈlɛɡlɪs /

adjective

1. without legs

2. informal very drunk

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Example Sentences

England were "feckless, reckless and legless" on their dismal Ashes tour of Australia, according to the editor of the prestigious Wisden Almanack.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

Diners sit in front of a sign advertising frogs’ legs in a restaurant as a despondent legless amphibian rolls out of the kitchen.

From New York Times • May 10, 2023

Now scientists have finally straightened out how these legless escape artists use only a simple collection of muscles and neurons to seamlessly slither out of tight tangles.

From Scientific American • Apr. 27, 2023

Early avatar models introduced by Meta, as well as Microsoft, have been ridiculed for appearing as legless, waist-up bodies floating around their virtual worlds.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 12, 2022

One photo, Laila remembered, showed a man in a long white coat handing a lollipop to a legless little boy.

From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini