Bowlegged (Adjective)
Meaning
Have legs that curve outward at the knees.
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- He had always been a bit self-conscious about being bowlegged as a child and wore pants that covered his legs to hide his insecurity.
- Years of horseback riding had left her bowlegged and a bit stiff in the mornings.
- Due to years of hard labor and rickets as a child, he grew up to be bowlegged.
- She loved the cowboy boots on the bowlegged model walking down the catwalk.
- Growing up with a severe case of rickets left him bowlegged for the rest of his life.