limbed

adjective

ˈlimd 

: having limbs especially of a specified kind or number

—usually used in combination

strong-limbed

Examples of limbed in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Each day my body grew more loose-limbed and intuitive. — Literary Hub, 18 Feb. 2026

This suggests that a role in the development of this region for hox genes is the ancestral state, and was present prior to the limbed vertebrates diverging from fish. — John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 17 Sep. 2025

But there’s also a limit to Herry’s latest performance piece, which feels too sketchy and loose-limbed to sustain our attention, or else relies too much on histrionics to do so. — Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019

From there, evolution slowly introduced limbed vertebrates, land-dwelling creatures, and eventually humans. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 6 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing limbed

• clean-limbed
• loose-limbed

Rhymes for limbed

• undimmed
• untrimmed
• brimmed
• dimmed
• limned
• rimmed
• skimmed
• trimmed