˜yÐÄvlog

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clean-limbed

[ kleen-limd ]

adjective

  1. having slender, well-proportioned arms and legs:

    a clean-limbed athlete.



clean-limbed

adjective

  1. having well-proportioned limbs
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of clean-limbed1

late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75
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They saw her as unworthy of the formidable Mr. Spock, embodied by Nimoy with banked fire and clean-limbed grace.

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Their horses were of great stature, strong and clean-limbed; their grey coats glistened, their long tails flowed in the wind, their manes were braided on their proud necks.

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Mirko's acrobatics act, which has the appealing narrative of a man dressing for work while simultaneously ascending a teetering pile of suitcases, is also clean-limbed and unfussy, athletic yet boyishly charming.

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The father, a strapping, clean-limbed Majorcan, fairly beamed with parental pride as he acknowledged the imputation.

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As to being beautiful, it's not for me to say, but they're clean-limbed, healthy children, thank Heaven! and what more do you want?

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