cross-legged
adverb or adjective
ˈkrȯs-ˌle-gəd 
-ˌlā-;
-ˌlegd
-ˌlāgd
1
: with legs crossed and knees spread wide apart
2
: with one leg placed over and across the other
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Seven-year-old Killian Todd sits cross-legged on his bedroom floor, surrounded by stacks of Pokémon cards.
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Amanda Green, Parents, 30 Nov. 2025
The chat was accompanied by a fashion shoot featuring images that have been compared to photos of Diana, though the one Yiannopoulos included in his post showed Meghan sitting cross-legged with her knees up, wearing black trousers and a white shirt.
—Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Nov. 2025
There were two charpoys, with a table that held the board squeezed between them, teacups crowded to the side, players sitting cross-legged.
—Daniyal Mueenuddin, New Yorker, 23 Nov. 2025
Her thoughts drift back to the little girl in Melbourne, cross-legged on the floor, staring at picture books of Everest.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 12 Nov. 2025
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Amanda Green, Parents, 30 Nov. 2025
The chat was accompanied by a fashion shoot featuring images that have been compared to photos of Diana, though the one Yiannopoulos included in his post showed Meghan sitting cross-legged with her knees up, wearing black trousers and a white shirt.
—Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Nov. 2025
There were two charpoys, with a table that held the board squeezed between them, teacups crowded to the side, players sitting cross-legged.
—Daniyal Mueenuddin, New Yorker, 23 Nov. 2025
Her thoughts drift back to the little girl in Melbourne, cross-legged on the floor, staring at picture books of Everest.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 12 Nov. 2025
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“Cross-legged.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cross-legged. Accessed 8 Dec. 2025.
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