thighless

thighless

English

Etymology

thigh +‎ -less

Adjective

thighless (not comparable)

1. Without thighs.
   • 1883, Thomson Sharp, “Cæsar Ducornet, the wonderful cripple”, in Young England‎, volume 5, page 486:

     But how he could paint such pictures is marvellous, for he was not only armless but thighless, his short legs being closely united to the trunk.

   • 1907, George Edwin Marks, Manual of Artificial Limbs‎:

     Some manufacturers advocate the use of thighless legs whether the stumps are long or short, and pay little attention to the character of the extremities.

   • 2008 May 25, Virginia Heffernan, “Narrow Minded”, in New York Times‎:

     A bird’s-eye shot of the thighless legs of a seated figure is also common.