cross-legged

adverb or adjective

ˈkrȯs-ˌle-gəd How to pronounce cross-legged (audio)
-ˌlā-;
-ˌlegd,
-ˌlāgd
1
: with legs crossed and knees spread wide apart
2
: with one leg placed over and across the other

Examples of cross-legged in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The first of Turner's slides includes a photograph of anti-war activists sitting cross-legged at an intersection in Brooklyn’s Park Slope neighborhood, arms interlocked. Dell Cameron, WIRED, 12 Mar. 2024 The 26-inch-wide diameter is perfect for one child to sit cross-legged while careening downhill. Heather Balogh Rochfort, Parents, 26 Feb. 2024 McIntyre even sat down, cross-legged, to cut portions of his promo. Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024 Is her mother close to her, across the room washing her face, or cross-legged on the toilet seat? Anne Kniggendorf, Kansas City Star, 18 Feb. 2024 My daughter, sitting cross-legged in the passenger seat of our idling van, cocked an ear in my direction. Amory Rowe Salem and Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 9 Jan. 2024 Shirlee sat cross-legged in the middle of her bedroom floor, between the bunk beds, rolling them something to smoke. Addie Citchens, The New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2024 But the room’s most colorful occupant is a life-size statue of Ronald McDonald that sits cross-legged on a sectional sofa. Sarah Gish, Kansas City Star, 31 Jan. 2024 Arnold held her daughter June, 7 months, in one arm and daughter Sage, 3, in the other, sitting cross-legged on a rug. Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 27 Dec. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

circa 1530, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of cross-legged was circa 1530

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Cite this Entry

“Cross-legged.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cross-legged. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

cross-legged

adverb
ˈkrȯ-ˈsleg(-ə)d
: with the legs crossed and the knees spread wide
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