leggy
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4.6
- adjective
- /ˈlɛɡi/
:
de piernas largas
- Four leggy young Black people cluster about a bicycle being repaired.
- leggy blonde
- leggy brunette
- leggy supermodels
More fashionable, leggier, taller, more graceful.
- More fashionable, leggier, taller, more graceful.
- OK, maybe your whole thing is you want to make leggings for really tall, leggy people.
Examples
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I also married Trixie, a leggy blonde who ran a boarding kennel.
Fiction book (1996) -
At a fashion ramp, a small crowd of mostly women has gathered to watch leggy models feature a particular line of lingerie.
Fiction book (1998) -
But I did spot the leggy blonde I'd seen with him at the track.
Fiction book (1990) -
He was a man of about forty with a big mustache, mounted on a leggy black mare.
Fiction book (1997) -
" Hattie Sinclair paused to look at her long, leggy daughter with apple leaves tangled in her hair.
Fiction book (1993) -
The shepherd frowned down at the leggy pup, her tail curling over her back and waving gently side to side.
Fiction book (1994) -
Teresa was a native of Caracas, tall, leggy, with a cocoa-cream complexion, deep brown almond eyes, and thick, lustrous midnight dark hair.
Fiction book (2001) -
The dancer was incredibly leggy, with long limbs that emphasized her graceful movements.
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During the fashion show, the leggy models strutted confidently down the runway in stunning outfits.
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We spotted a leggy deer gracefully bounding through the meadow, its long legs making it look elegant.
Synonyms
19
4.0
A person who is tall and thin with long arms and legs that look a little awkward
9
6.1
Being tall and thin with long, awkward arms and legs
4
7.2
Tall and thin with long arms and legs
3
2.8
Having legs that are longer than the rest of the body
1
6.0
Very thin in a way that looks like a small branch
1
5.9
Being tall and thin with long awkward arms and legs
A person or animal with long legs
A person or animal with long thin legs
A thing like a chair or bird with long, thin legs that look delicate
Long thin legs that look delicate
Antonyms
How Long-Legged
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Leggy comes from the English word leg plus the ending -y, so it literally means 'having legs' or 'leg-like'. So when we call a person or animal leggy, we mean they have long legs compared with their body, like a model or a fast runner.