long-legged
3
2.8
- adjective
- /lɔŋˈlɛɡɪd/
:
de patas largas
- The elegant, long-legged model walked down the runway with confidence.
- long-legged water bird
Examples
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Poor Rose had not been born with the silky, long-legged look of her mother.
Fiction book (1999) -
A few small children raced after the long-legged seabirds that hugged the shore, sending them shrieking into the sky.
Fiction book (1992) -
One of the missing dogs was the clan dog, a great long-legged golden male.
Fiction book (2000) -
Denny believed, as he watched his long-legged wife walk across the bedroom, that they could leave this behind now.
Fiction book (1993) -
Sarah points at the congregation of long-legged spiders in the corner just above them.
Fiction book (2002) -
My eyes were focused on long-legged Allie, by far the most desirable female in the pack.
Fiction book (1995) -
Their steady trot was a little faster than a long-legged man could comfortably walk.
Fiction book (2002) -
The floral bikini she wore underneath revealed a strong, long-legged body nearly six feet tall.
Fiction book (2000) -
He's not just lanky, he's long legged and he doesn't even look like he's trying.
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Yet Brigit had selected for her mount an exceptionally long-legged young mare—naturally of purest white.
Fiction book (1992)
Synonyms
6
4.6
A person or animal with long legs compared to the rest of the body
A person or animal with long legs
A thing like a chair or bird with long, thin legs that look delicate
How Long
3
2.8
6
4.6
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Long-legged comes from two simple English words, long 'long' and leg 'leg'. It means 'having legs that are long', so think of a heron or a spider with very long legs to remember it.