one-legged

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   having only one leg or only one functioning leg

   Jim described the one-legged man who had started the bank.

2. 2
   adj

   supported by a single leg, post, or similar upright member

   The one-legged table leaned against the wall.

3. 3
   adj

   audio engineering: connected through only one wire of a balanced pair, producing a thin or distorted signal

   The damaged cable produced a weak, one-legged sound.

A compound of one + legged. The literal description applies to people, animals, furniture, and structures; technical audio use compares a balanced circuit pair to two supporting legs.

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