rangy

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rang·y

(rān′jē)

adj. rang·i·er, rang·i·est

1. Having long slender limbs.

2. Inclined to rove.

3. Providing ample range; roomy.

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rangy

(ˈreɪndʒɪ)

adj, rangier or rangiest

1. (of animals or people) having long slender limbs

2. adapted to wandering or roaming

3. allowing considerable freedom of movement; spacious; roomy

[C19: from range + -y¹]

ˈrangily adv

ˈranginess n

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rang•y

(ˈreɪn dʒi)

adj. rang•i•er, rang•i•est.

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

2. able to range over large areas, as animals.

3. (of terrain) mountainous.

[1865–70]

rang′i•ness, n.

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Adj.	1.	rangy - tall and thin and having long slender limbs; "a gangling teenager"; "a lanky kid transformed almost overnight into a handsome young man" gangling, gangly, lanky tall - great in vertical dimension; high in stature; "tall people"; "tall buildings"; "tall trees"; "tall ships"
	2.	rangy - adapted to wandering or roaming mobile - moving or capable of moving readily (especially from place to place); "a mobile missile system"; "the tongue is...the most mobile articulator"
	3.	rangy - allowing ample room for ranging big, large - above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a large city"; "set out for the big city"; "a large sum"; "a big (or large) barn"; "a large family"; "big businesses"; "a big expenditure"; "a large number of newspapers"; "a big group of scientists"; "large areas of the world"

rangy

adjective long-limbed, long-legged, lanky, leggy, gangling a tall, rangy, redheaded girl

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rangy

adjective

Tall, thin, and awkwardly built:

gangling, gangly, lanky, spindling, spindly.

Translations

bergig

dalle gambe lunghe

rangy

[ˈreɪndʒɪ] ADJ → alto y delgado

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rangy

adj (+er) → langglied(e)rig

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