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lathy

[ lath-ee, lah-thee ]

adjective

, lath·i·er, lath·i·est.
  1. lathlike; long and thin.


lathy

/ ˈlɑːθɪ /

adjective

  1. resembling a lath, esp in being tall and thin
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of lathy1

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

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.

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