Synonyms for leggy

Grammar : Adj

Spell : leg-ee

Phonetic Transcription : ˈlɛg i

Top 10 synonyms for leggy

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Définition of leggy

Origin : 1787, from leg (n.) + -y (2).

As in rangy : adj long and lean
As in gangly : adj gangling
As in spindling : adj gangling
As in gangling : adj rangy

Example sentences :

These leggy plants are not beautiful, nor do they bear many flowers.
Extract from : « The Mayflower, January, 1905 » by Various

It was very fat and army and leggy, and I think it was an idol.
Extract from : « New Treasure Seekers » by E. (Edith) Nesbit

The latter, whom some of my readers may have known as an awkward, "leggy" boy, was now a man.
Extract from : « The Merryweathers » by Laura E. Richards

The Terrier, like the Hound, must on no account be leggy, nor must he be too short in the leg.
Extract from : « Sporting Dogs » by Frank Townend Barton

This should be slightly pruned in spring, and when leggy cut to the ground.
Extract from : « Trees and Shrubs for English Gardens » by Ernest Thomas Cook

Mungles may be all leggy, but not full blooded St. Bernards.
Extract from : « The Sin of Monsieur Pettipon » by Richard Connell

The leggy girl had just thrust out her tongue at an expostulating nurse.
Extract from : « The Purple Heights » by Marie Conway Oemler

When I saw you last, you were awkward and leggy, like a colt.
Extract from : « The Valley of the Giants » by Peter B. Kyne

As a girl she had been what a certain sporting earl described as "a leggy beauty."
Extract from : « December Love » by Robert Hichens

In the raising of any plants in the Hotbed, it is very essential that they do not become drawn or leggy.
Extract from : « The Practical Garden-Book » by C. E. Hunn

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