leggier; leggiest
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a
: having very long legs
In high school in Wareham, Mass., Davis ran track. She was tall, leggy and fast.—
Anamaria Wilson
Anamaria WilsonThe best time to view the cranes is 30 minutes before and after sunrise, just before they leave to feed for the morning. The leggy birds generally return to the wildlife area before noon, where they will remain for the rest of the day.—States News Service
States News Service
b
: having long and attractive legs
… the person with the answers is a leggy brunette dressed slickly in black.—Leon Wieseltier
Leon Wieseltier
c
: having many legs
Later, when other specialists scoured the same small area in California looking for these millipedes, they came back empty-handed. Part of the problem is that the leggy creatures are hard to see.—Emily Sohn
Emily Sohn2
: having long shoots or stems with little foliage : spindly
Both plants are somewhat leggy and therefore a bit awkward on their own but look just fine in a crowd.—Tom Peace
Tom PeaceMahonias and nandinas often get leggy and bare at the bottom as they mature.—Fred C. Galle
Fred C. GalleSeedlings become "leggy" if they don't get enough light. … The stems will stretch and grow weak if they are too far from the lights.—Rita Buchanan
—used of a plant
Rita BuchananExamples of leggy in a Sentence
The bush has gotten leggy and needs to be pruned.
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The undulating lines of a bouclé chair from Fritz Porter Design Collective and a leggy lamp help the room find its groove.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 13 Aug. 2024
This year, Grider has also trained her artistic eye on other leggy beings, namely dancers.
—Daniella Walsh, Orange County Register, 7 Aug. 2024
Here, the trendy nubby cream upholstery tops a leggy, matte black metal frame that works with a range of dining table styles.
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Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 13 Aug. 2024
This year, Grider has also trained her artistic eye on other leggy beings, namely dancers.
—Daniella Walsh, Orange County Register, 7 Aug. 2024
Here, the trendy nubby cream upholstery tops a leggy, matte black metal frame that works with a range of dining table styles.
—Lauren Bengtson, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Aug. 2024
And though high cuts can be a leggy confidence boost for athletes at their peak physical form, the differences from men’s kits are glaring.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN, 3 Aug. 2024
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“Leggy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leggy. Accessed 18 Aug. 2024.
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