limbless
adjective
- having no limbs, deprived of a limb or limbs
Wiktionary
adj
Etymology: Etymology tree English limb Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English limbless From limb + -less.
- Lacking limbs.
“It hurt the general to see the limbless veterans who had sacrificed their arms and legs to a senseless war.”
“We cut down the limbless tree for firewood. It was dead anyways.”