lathy

[ lath-ee, lah-thee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

, lath·i·er, lath·i·est.

lathy

/ ˈlɑːθɪ /

Origin of lathy¹

First recorded in 1665–75; lath + -y ¹

He was a tall, spare man—what is termed long and lathy—but he was evidently a powerful man.

Lucy Black was lathy of construction, several years past her girlhood, and not an animated girl.

His breast had grown broader, his figure more robust, his limbs less lathy.

He grew thin and lathy; and, though his smile was as ready and as magnetic as ever, he seldom laughed.

Lathy George pulled his reeling cayuse together, and pushed on.

April 18, 2024petrichor

[pet-ri-kawr]

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