lathy

[ lath-ee, lah-thee ]

/ ˈlæθ i, ˈlɑ θi /

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adjective, lath·i·er, lath·i·est.

lathlike; long and thin.

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Origin of lathy

First recorded in 1665–75; lath + -y¹

Words nearby lathy

lather, lathery, lathi, lathing, lathing hammer, lathy, lathyrism, latices, laticifer, laticiferous, latifundio

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How to use lathy in a sentence

He was a tall, spare man—what is termed long and lathy—but he was evidently a powerful man.
Varney the Vampire|Thomas Preskett Prest
Lucy Black was lathy of construction, several years past her girlhood, and not an animated girl.
Bulldog Carney|W. A. Fraser
His breast had grown broader, his figure more robust, his limbs less lathy.
The Real Shelley, Vol. II (of 2)|John Cordy Jeaffreson
He grew thin and lathy; and, though his smile was as ready and as magnetic as ever, he seldom laughed.
Scally|Ian Hay

Lathy George pulled his reeling cayuse together, and pushed on.
Bulldog Carney|W. A. Fraser

British Dictionary definitions for lathy

lathy

/ (ˈlɑːθɪ) /

adjective lathier or lathiest

resembling a lath, esp in being tall and thin

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