one winged
/wʌn wɪŋd/
adjective
- Having only one wing; used to describe a bird, insect, or aircraft that is missing one wing.
- A one-winged airplane cannot maintain stable flight and would crash.
- The children found a one-winged bird in the park and took it to a wildlife rescue.
- The one-winged butterfly struggled to fly but managed to glide from flower to flower.
- Figuratively, incomplete or lacking a necessary part; unable to function fully.
- His argument was one-winged, ignoring all the evidence that contradicted his point.
- Without a co-founder, the startup felt one-winged and unable to take off.
- The team was one-winged after their star player got injured, losing every game that month.
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