cross-legged

UK: /ˌkrɒsˈlɛgd/

US: /ˈkrɔsˌlɛgɪd, -ˌlɛgd/

US: (krôs′leg′id, -legd′, kros′-)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

cross-leg•ged /ˈkrɔsˌlɛgɪd, -ˌlɛgd/   adj., adv. 

1. having the knees wide apart and the ankles crossed.
2. having one leg placed across the other.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

cross-leg•ged  (krôs′leg′id, -legd′, kros′-), adj. 

1. having the legs crossed;
   having one leg placed across the other.

• 1520–30

cross′-leg′ged•ly, adv. 
cross′-leg′ged•ness, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

cross-legged / ˈkrɒsˈlɛɡɪd -ˈlɛɡd/ adjective

1. standing or sitting with one leg crossed over the other