RANGY

rangy

(adjective) allowing ample room for ranging

rangy

(adjective) adapted to wandering or roaming

gangling, gangly, lanky, rangy

(adjective) tall and thin and having long slender limbs; “a gangling teenager”; “a lanky kid transformed almost overnight into a handsome young man”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

rangy (comparative rangier, superlative rangiest)

Slender and long of limb; lanky

Prone to roaming around.

Having or permitting range or scope; roomy; commodious.

Synonyms

• (lanky): gangling, gangly, lanky, leggy; see also slender or scrawny

• (prone to roaming): free-roaming, nomadic, roving, wandersome

• (permitting range): expansive, comfortable, commodious, convenient, roomy, spacious

Anagrams

• angry

Source: Wiktionary


Ran"gy, a. [From Range, v. i.]

Definition: Inclined or able to range, or rove about, for considerable distances; apt or suited for much roving, --chiefly used of cattle.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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