Definitions

leggy

[leg-ee] / ˈlɛg i /

ADJECTIVE

gangling

Synonyms

WEAK

awkward bony gawky lanky long-legged long-limbed lumbering skinny spindly tall thin

ADJECTIVE

gangly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

awkward bony gawky lanky rangy skinny spindly tall

WEAK

long-legged long-limbed lumbering spindling thin

Antonyms

STRONGEST

chubby fat graceful heavy overweight plump thick

ADJECTIVE

rangy

Synonyms

STRONGEST

gangly lanky skinny spindly

WEAK

gangling long-legged long-limbed reedy spindling thin weedy

Antonyms

STRONGEST

chubby

WEAK

dumpy fat thick

ADJECTIVE

spindling

Synonyms

WEAK

awkward bony gangly gawky lanky long-legged long-limbed lumbering rangy skinny spindly tall thin

Example Sentences

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But these same strange, delicate, leggy arthropods also haunt our nightmares.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Once, the Brazilian looked leggy and exposed in midfield.

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2026

A clumsily set-up “Broadway Baby” from “Follies,” in which Peters cheekily name-checks herself, eventually was redeemed when she was joined by other veteran troupers in leggy kick-line.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2025

Yeah, Winslow is a guy who writes hard-boiled crime fiction full of leggy, tough-talking dolls and guys with $70,000 watches and short, telegraphic sentences.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2024

Herbert held one of the squirming, leggy frogs in one hand.

From "Stella by Starlight" by Sharon M. Draper

leggy

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