tall
[ tawl ]
/ tɔl /
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adjective, tall·er, tall·est.
adverb
in a proud, confident, or erect manner: to stand tall;to walk tall.
noun
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Origin of tall
First recorded before 1000; Middle English: “big, bold, comely, proper, ready,” Old English getæl (plural getale ) “quick, ready, competent”; cognate with Old High German gizal “quick”
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2. See high.
OTHER WORDS FROM tall
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British Dictionary definitions for tall
tall
/ (tɔːl) /
adjective
of more than average height
- (postpositive) having a specified heighta woman five feet tall
- (in combination)a twenty-foot-tall partition
informal exaggerated or incrediblea tall story
informal difficult to accomplisha tall order
an archaic word for excellent
Derived forms of tall
tallness, nounWord Origin for tall
C14 (in the sense: big, comely, valiant); related to Old English getæl prompt, Old High German gizal quick, Gothic untals foolish
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