rangy
(of animals or people) slender and long-limbed.
given to or fitted for ranging or moving about, as animals.
Origin of rangy
1Other words from rangy
- rang·i·ness, noun
Words Nearby rangy
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How to use rangy in a sentence
Aspen is at the head of that valley, and as you drive toward it, the rangy ranchland pinches in, pulling storms up the valley and wringing them out.
As the league’s coaching staff led players through NBA-style drills, the scouts eyed Amen and Ausar Thompson, a set of rangy 6-ft.
Inside the New Basketball League Paying High Schoolers Six-Figure Salaries | Sean Gregory/Atlanta | November 8, 2021 | TimeA 30-yard free kick resulted and the rangy Brazilian, his hair a beehive of curls, cannoned the ball into the Colombian net.
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!
I looked over his shoulder and recognized at a glance the rangy black MacRae had ridden.
Raw Gold | Bertrand W. Sinclair
With big, rangy Sam Welborn, David started out to become a rancher and live out his days in peace and quiet.
David Lannarck, Midget | George S. HarneyIn another moment a rangy bay horse trotted out of the cedars, up to the camp, and his rider jumped off nimbly for so heavy a man.
The Man of the Forest | Zane GreyAt the same time Black Jim had turned his attention to the rangy boy, felling him at a blow.
Tramping on Life | Harry KempSandy had his long rangy roans, and for leaders a pair of half-broken pinto bronchos.
Black Rock | Ralph Connor
British Dictionary definitions for rangy
/ (ˈreɪndʒɪ) /
(of animals or people) having long slender limbs
adapted to wandering or roaming
allowing considerable freedom of movement; spacious; roomy
Origin of rangy
1Derived forms of rangy
- rangily, adverb
- ranginess, noun
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