rangy
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]rangy (comparative rangier, superlative rangiest)
- Slender and long of limb; lanky
- For an accountant, Robert had a rangy appearance.
- Her African violets weren't getting enough sun and became rangy.
- Prone to roaming around.
- rangy cattle
- Having or permitting range or scope; roomy; commodious.
- (music) Requiring a large vocal range; having a great difference from the highest to the lowest notes.
- The Star Spangled Banner has been criticized as too rangy for many people to sing along to comfortably
Synonyms
[edit]- (lanky): gangling, gangly, lanky, leggy; see also Thesaurus:slender or Thesaurus:scrawny
- (prone to roaming): free-roaming, nomadic, roving, wandersome
- (permitting range): expansive, comfortable, commodious, convenient, roomy, spacious
Translations
[edit]lanky
commodious
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