long-legged
Britishadjective
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having long legs
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informal (of a person or animal) able to run fast
Example Sentences
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The good news is that the PPE will propel a generation of long-legged, heavy-hitting electrics coming from VW Group, including those from Audi and Porsche.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 24, 2025
Its Jan. 27 cover was an elegant and elegiac illustration of seven long-legged, shaggy-capped palms against a menacing ombre orange backdrop of approaching fire.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2025
Also known as long-legged ants or Maldive ants, these tiny insects don't have mental illness.
From Salon • Jul. 24, 2023
Even that Silphium, a prairie native reaching 10 feet, is kept upright and exclamatory by a long-legged metal support that he had custom made.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 10, 2022
It was a long step, but she was a lithe, long-legged woman.
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
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