limbed
adjective
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Definition of limbed
: having limbs especially of a specified kind or number
—usually used in combination strong-limbed
Examples of limbed in a Sentence
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Part of O’Rourke’s loose-limbed appeal last year was his propensity for unabashedly dropping profanities in the middle of his speeches. — Gilbert Garcia, ExpressNews.com, "Authenticity is a complicated issue in 2020 presidential race," 7 Sep. 2019 In Bloch’s minimalist, loose-limbed pen-and-ink art, tiny people try valiantly to pitch in, too. 32 pp. — Maria Russo, New York Times, "Enchanting New Picture Books," 11 May 2018 The songwriters were brought out in rounds, with a chart-topping artist joining them for each turn throughout the loose-limbed evening. — Melinda Newman, Billboard, "Little Big Town, Cole Swindell, Thomas Rhett, Jon Pardi Join Top Songwriters For ACM Stories, Songs & Stars," 14 Apr. 2018 Nerd Louisville, a loose-limbed collection of multi-purpose nerds, celebrates that culture and also uses it as launch pad to do some good. — Jeffrey Lee Puckett, The Courier-Journal, "Meet the group that's preserving Louisville's nerd culture - and saving lives," 12 Oct. 2017 For all the loose-limbed naturalness of sentences like that, the women in Sour Heart select their details carefully, aspiring to fineness and symmetry. — Katy Waldman, Slate Magazine, "Sour Heart Sets the “Model Minority” Myth on Fire," 24 Aug. 2017 The soul of silent film is comedy—the knockabout, loose-limbed antics of vaudevillians who sacrificed speech and song to the movies’ technical wonders and expressive intimacy. — The New Yorker, "Silent Film’s Comedic Soul," 16 Jan. 2017 How fitting, then, that Ryan Reynolds has the same loose-limbed charm as Carey Grant and Jimmy Stewart. — Hilary Weaver, Vanities, "Helen Mirren Swoons Over Ryan Reynolds in Time Tribute," 20 Apr. 2017 The Warriors most often play with a loose-limbed intelligence and joy, channeling the jazz of America’s beautiful game. — Michael Powell, New York Times, "A Long-Sought Title Belongs to LeBron James," 20 June 2016These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'limbed.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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