limbed

English

Etymology

From Middle English ilimed (“having limbs, limbed”) [and other forms],^[1] from i- (prefix forming adjectives, past participles, etc.)^[2] + lim (“organ or part of the body, member; extremity of an animal or human body, limb; sexual organ; a person as a member of the group of all Christians; follower; liegeman; corner of a siege tower; arm of the sea; branch of a subject”)^[3] (see further at lim) + -ed (suffix forming adjectives);^[4] analysable as limb +‎ -ed.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA^(key): /lɪmd/
Rhymes: -ɪmd

Adjective

limbed (not comparable)

Having limbs.
Preceded by a descriptive word: having limbs of a specified kind or quality.

Derived terms

clean-limbed

Translations

having limbs

preceded by a descriptive word: having limbs of a specified kind or quality

Verb

limbed

simple past and past participle of limb

References

^ “ilimed, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
^ “i-, pref.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
^ “lim, n.(1)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
^ “-ed, suf.(1)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Anagrams

Lib Dem, delimb, dimble

[1] “ilimed, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

[2] “i-, pref.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

[3] “lim, n.(1)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

[4] “-ed, suf.(1)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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