valgus

Meaning

1. (adjective, declension-1, declension-2) bent out
2. (adjective, declension-1, declension-2) bow-legged, bandy
3. (adjective, declension-1, declension-2, figuratively) wry, sarcastic

Concepts

knock-kneed

bow-legged

knockkneed

tin-pot

valgus

shonky

Synonyms

malefacta

malefactum

malefactus

scadens

scadentis

Translations

patizambo

säbelbeinig

unsolide gebaut

krakelig

schiefbeinig

effilochée

cagneux

de pacotille

d’effilochage

scadente

dalle gamba storto

met x-benen

mal hecha

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈwaɫ.ɡʊs]

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *welH- (“to turn, wind, roll”). Cognate with Latin volvō (“I roll”).