limbed

[ limd ]
/ lɪmd /

adjective

having a specified number or kind of limbs (often used in combination): a long-limbed dancer.

Origin of limbed

Middle English word dating back to 1275–1325; see origin at limb1, -ed3

OTHER WORDS FROM limbed

un·der·limbed, adjective

Words nearby limbed

limb bud, limb lead, limb-girdle muscular dystrophy, limba, limbate, limbed, limber, limber hole, limber pine, limber up, limberneck

Definition for limbed (2 of 2)

limb 1
[ lim ]
/ lɪm /

noun

verb (used with object)

to cut the limbs from (a felled tree).

Origin of limb

1
before 900; Middle English, Old English lim; akin to Old Norse lim foliage, limr limb, līmi rod, Latin līmus aslant, līmen threshold

SYNONYMS FOR limb

1 extremity.

synonym study for limb

2. See branch.

OTHER WORDS FROM limb

limb·less, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH limb

limb limn

Example sentences from the Web for limbed

British Dictionary definitions for limbed (1 of 3)

limbed
/ (lɪmd) /

adjective

  1. having limbs
  2. (in combination)short-limbed; strong-limbed

British Dictionary definitions for limbed (2 of 3)

limb 1
/ (lɪm) /

noun

verb

(tr) a rare word for dismember

Derived forms of limb

limbless, adjective

Word Origin for limb

Old English lim; related to Old Norse limr

British Dictionary definitions for limbed (3 of 3)

limb 2
/ (lɪm) /

noun

the edge of the apparent disc of the sun, a moon, or a planet
a graduated arc attached to instruments, such as the sextant, used for measuring angles
botany
  1. the expanded upper part of a bell-shaped corolla
  2. the expanded part of a leaf, petal, or sepal
either of the two halves of a bow
Also called: fold limb either of the sides of a geological fold

Word Origin for limb

C15: from Latin limbus edge

Medical definitions for limbed

limb
[ lĭm ]

n.

One of the paired jointed extremities of the body; an arm or a leg.
A segment of such a jointed structure.

Scientific definitions for limbed

limb
[ lĭm ]

One of the appendages of an animal, such as an arm of a starfish, the flipper of dolphins, or the arm and leg of a human, used for locomotion or grasping.
The expanded tip of a plant organ, such as a petal or corolla lobe.
The circumferential edge of the apparent disk of a celestial body.

Idioms and Phrases with limbed

limb

see out on a limb; risk life and limb.