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rangy
[ reyn-jee ]
adjective
- (of animals or people) slender and long-limbed.
- given to or fitted for ranging or moving about, as animals.
rangy
/ ˈreɪndʒɪ /
adjective
- (of animals or people) having long slender limbs
- adapted to wandering or roaming
- allowing considerable freedom of movement; spacious; roomy
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Derived Forms
- ˈrangily, adverb
- ˈranginess, noun
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Other Words From
- rangi·ness noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of rangy1
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Example Sentences
A 30-yard free kick resulted and the rangy Brazilian, his hair a beehive of curls, cannoned the ball into the Colombian net.
When we were in high school, Bruno was this rangy farm boy and I was certainly not going to have anything to do with that!
I looked over his shoulder and recognized at a glance the rangy black MacRae had ridden.
With big, rangy Sam Welborn, David started out to become a rancher and live out his days in peace and quiet.
In another moment a rangy bay horse trotted out of the cedars, up to the camp, and his rider jumped off nimbly for so heavy a man.
At the same time Black Jim had turned his attention to the rangy boy, felling him at a blow.
Sandy had his long rangy roans, and for leaders a pair of half-broken pinto bronchos.
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