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long-legged
adjective as in gangling
adjective as in gangly
adjective as in rangy
Example Sentences
I visited the preserve recently, and saw ducks with emerald collars preening themselves and tiny long-legged shorebirds scuttling across the driving path.
The short-statured Homo floresiensis, sometimes known as the “Hobbit,” was living in Indonesia, while the long-legged Homo erectus was loping around Asia.
The man, Joseph Stewart, long-legged at six foot five, decided to leap from the first row across the orchestra pit to the stage.
Also known as long-legged ants or Maldive ants, these tiny insects don't have mental illness.
On a recent sunny afternoon, a row of pelicans glided over drowned furrows, and long-legged herons rested on the muddy banks of a drainage canal near Alpaugh.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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