rangy
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7.6
- adjective
- /ˈreɪn.dʒi/
:
errante
- The rangy bay four-year-old gelding ambled through the opening calmly enough, but once in the ring, he pricked up his ears, cocked his head, and arched his neck as if invisible stallions all around him were challenging his authority.
- a rangy horse
Examples
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He rode his rangy hunter, and I was on Myrddin's horse, Blaise.
Fiction book (1991) -
Blanchard's own farm bred cattle, huge Brahma-crosses, don't bother to look up from grazing, but a man on a rangy gray horse shields his eyes from the sun to stare as I go by.
Fiction book (1997) -
They are fast and rangy and can cover a lot.
Blog text (5) -
Uncle Kenny had shown up on his rangy black mustang to help, still in uniform because he was on duty.
Fiction book (1998) -
The rangy mutt pulled his nose out of the carrion lying in the snow and loped back to Lee.
Fiction book (1996) -
"I'll go back and fetch it," and turning his rangy horse, set off at a fast pace, scattering late arrivals with little regard for their dignity.
Fiction book (1991) -
The rangy hound moved swiftly across the open fields, chasing after the scent of a deer.
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With its long legs and agile frame, the rangy dog was perfectly suited for running across the vast terrain.
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The rangy mare galloped gracefully, easily covering ground as she explored the pasture.
Synonyms
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4.1
Moving from place to place without a fixed home
Antonyms
How Wide
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Rangy comes from the word range meaning 'to roam' or 'open land', plus the ending -y meaning 'full of'. So a rangy animal is built to wander and cover long distances across wide land.