rangy
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 9
- Words With Friends
- 10
- Letters
- 5
/ˈɹeɪnd͡ʒi/
Definition of rangy
4 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adj
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Slender and long of limb; lanky.
“For an accountant, Robert had a rangy appearance.”
“Her African violets weren't getting enough sun and became rangy.”
“Janet Gwilherm, who was presently dwarfing the duty desk — she was tall and rangy, like a basketball player — whacked the intercom button and announced herself.”
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adj
-
Slender and long of limb; lanky.
“For an accountant, Robert had a rangy appearance.”
“Her African violets weren't getting enough sun and became rangy.”
“Janet Gwilherm, who was presently dwarfing the duty desk — she was tall and rangy, like a basketball player — whacked the intercom button and announced herself.”
-
Prone to roaming around.
“rangy cattle”
- Having or permitting range or scope; roomy; commodious.
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Requiring a large vocal range; having a great difference from the highest to the lowest notes.
“The Star Spangled Banner has been criticized as too rangy for many people to sing along to comfortably.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From range + -y.
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