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limpy

adj

Etymology

From limp + -y.

  1. inherited from *(s)lemb-✻
  2. inherited from *limpaną✻ — “to hang down”
  3. inherited from *limpan✻
  4. inherited from limpan
  5. inherited from limpen — “to fall short”
  6. suffixed as limpy — “limp + y”

Definitions

  1. Having or resembling a limp.

    • The arguments ended, I would hear Dad's limpy gait coming up the stairs.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA