One-legged


[wuhn-legd, -leg-id] /ˈwʌnˈlɛgd, -ˈlɛg ɪd/

adjective
1.
having only one leg.
2.
one-sided, as an argument or point of view.
3.
ineffectual because certain basic elements, measures, etc., are lacking:
one-legged legislation.

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