Definitions for rangyˈreɪn dʒi

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

rang•yˈreɪn 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.

Origin of rangy:

1865–70

rang′i•ness(n.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. gangling, gangly, lanky, rangy(adj)

    tall and thin and having long slender limbs

    "a gangling teenager"; "a lanky kid transformed almost overnight into a handsome young man"

  2. rangy(adj)

    adapted to wandering or roaming

  3. rangy(adj)

    allowing ample room for ranging

Wiktionary

  1. rangy(Adjective)

    Slender and long of limb; lanky

  2. rangy(Adjective)

    Prone to roaming around with animal-like movements.


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