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leg·gy

(lĕg′ē)

adj. leg·gi·er, leg·gi·est

1. Having disproportionately long legs: a leggy colt.

2. Informal Having attractively long, slender legs: a leggy dancer.

3. Having long, spindly, often leafless stems: a leggy houseplant.

leg′gi·ness n.

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leggy

(ˈlɛɡɪ)

adj, -gier or -giest

1. having unusually long legs

2. (of a woman) having long and shapely legs

3. (Botany) (of a plant) having an unusually long and weak stem

4. (General Sporting Terms) (esp of a sportsperson) sluggish or fatigued; having tired legs

ˈlegginess n

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leg•gy

(ˈlɛg i)

adj. -gi•er, -gi•est.

1. having awkwardly long legs.

2. having long, attractively shaped legs: leggy dancers.

3. pertaining to or characterized by the showing of the legs: a leggy stage show.

4. (of plants) long and thin; spindly.

[1780–90]

leg′gi•ness, n.

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Adj.	1.	leggy - (of plants) having tall spindly stems tall-growing plant life, flora, plant - (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion tall - great in vertical dimension; high in stature; "tall people"; "tall buildings"; "tall trees"; "tall ships"
	2.	leggy - having long legs long-legged, long-shanked tall - great in vertical dimension; high in stature; "tall people"; "tall buildings"; "tall trees"; "tall ships"

Translations

dalle gambe lunghe

leggy

[ˈlegɪ] ADJ (leggier (compar) (leggiest (superl))) [person] → de piernas largas, patilargo; (= attractive) [girl] → de piernas bonitas, de piernas atractivas

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

leggy

[ˈlɛgi] adj → aux longues jambes

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

leggy

adj (+er) → langbeinig; (= gawky) → staksig

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

leggy

[ˈlɛgɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) → dalle gambe lunghe

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

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