spraddle-legged

spraddle-legged
/sprad"l leg'id, -legd'/, adj.
1. moving with or having the legs wide apart: a spraddle-legged walk.
adv.
2. with the legs sprawled, spread apart, etc.: sitting spraddle-legged on the chair.

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