rangy

[ reyn-jee ]

/ ˈreɪn dʒi /

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adjective, rang·i·er, rang·i·est.

(of animals or people) slender and long-limbed.

given to or fitted for ranging or moving about, as animals.

mountainous.

Words nearby rangy

rangi, ranging pole, rangiora, rangoon, rangpur, rangy, rani, ranid, ranikhet disease, ranine, ranine artery

Origin of rangy

First recorded in 1865–70; range + -y¹

OTHER WORDS FROM rangy

rang·i·ness, noun

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Examples from the Web for rangy

A 30-yard free kick resulted and the rangy Brazilian, his hair a beehive of curls, cannoned the ball into the Colombian net.
Brazil and Colombia Bring the Ugly Game|Tunku Varadarajan|July 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
When we were in high school, Bruno was this rangy farm boy and I was certainly not going to have anything to do with that!
Amy Dickinson Goes Home Again|Sara Nelson|February 17, 2009|DAILY BEAST
The little cloud of dust had come nearer and disclosed as its source a rider on a rangy roan with four white-stockinged feet.
Mavericks|William MacLeod Raine
She's a long-waisted, rangy young party, who walks with a Theda Bara slouch and tries to talk out of one side of her mouth.
The House of Torchy|Sewell Ford

A swift survey of the corral showed him a rangy, piebald pony, which he knew to belong to Dakota.
The Trail to Yesterday|Charles Alden Seltzer
Five feet eight in height, he was, loose and rangy in build, and with deceptively mild blue eyes.
The Heads of Apex|Francis Flagg
The rangy bay saddler slanted his left ear back at Oliver Drew and quickened his walking-trot.
The Heritage of the Hills|Arthur P. Hankins

British Dictionary definitions for rangy

rangy

/ (ˈreɪndʒɪ) /

adjective rangier or rangiest

(of animals or people) having long slender limbs

adapted to wandering or roaming

allowing considerable freedom of movement; spacious; roomy

Derived forms of rangy

rangily, adverbranginess, noun

Word Origin for rangy

C19: from range + -y 1

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rangy

adjective, rang·i·er, rang·i·est.

Words related to rangy

Words nearby rangy

Origin of rangy

OTHER WORDS FROM rangy

Examples from the Web for rangy

British Dictionary definitions for rangy

adjective rangier or rangiest

Derived forms of rangy

Word Origin for rangy