rangy
adj/ˈɹeɪnd͡ʒi/
Etymology From range + -y.
1
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.
1 more example
- Janet Gwilherm, who was presently dwarfing the duty desk — she was tall and rangy, like a basketball player — whacked the intercom button and announced herself.2022 September 7, HarryBlank, “Remember, Remember…”, in SCP Foundation, archived from the original on 05 Oct 2024:
2
Prone to roaming around.
- rangy cattle
3
Having or permitting range or scope; roomy; commodious.
4
Entertainment, Lifestyle, 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
- gangling, gangly, lanky, leggy, scrawny, free-roaming, nomadic, roving, wandersome, expansive, comfortable, commodious, convenient, roomy, spacious