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leggy

[leg-ee]

adjective, leg·gi·er, leg·gi·est.

having awkwardly long legs.

having long, attractively shaped legs: a group of tanned, leggy swimmers.

of, pertaining to, or characterized by showing the legs: a leggy stage show.

(of plants) long and thin; spindly.

Origin:
1780–90; leg + -y¹

Related forms

leg·gi·ness, noun

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leggy (ˈlɛɡɪ)

—*adj* , -gier, -giest
1.	having unusually long legs
2.	(of a woman) having long and shapely legs
3.	(of a plant) having an unusually long and weak stem
4.	(esp of a sportsperson) sluggish or fatigued; having tired legs

'legginess

—n

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