leggy
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Leggy
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| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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| —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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Example sentences
It has an open, upright, and often leggy growth habit.
Periodic pruning is recommended to lower the height and rejuvenate this shrub, due to its tendency to get leggy at the base.
Compact, low growing habit is highly desirable and a significant improvement over the leggy habit of other deutzia varieties.
Plants grown in partial shade get leggy and are subject to mildew.
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