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limbless

adjective

  1. having no limbs, deprived of a limb or limbs
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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.

  1. 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.