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feather-legged

feath·er-leg·ged
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [feth -er leg-id, legd]
    • /ˈfɛð ər ˈlɛg ɪd, lɛgd/
    • /ˈfeðə(r) leɡ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [feth -er leg-id, legd]
    • /ˈfɛð ər ˈlɛg ɪd, lɛgd/

Definition of feather-legged word

  • adjective feather-legged cowardly. 1

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Origin of feather-legged

First appearance:

before 1870
One of the 26% newest English words
First recorded in 1870-75

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Parts of speech for Feather-legged

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

feather-legged popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 1% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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