long-legged

Thân thiện

A tall, long-legged heron wades through the shallow water.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Having long legs: Describes a person, animal, or object that possesses legs that are notably long in proportion to the body.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • The long-legged heron waded gracefully through the shallow water.
  • She is tall and long-legged, which makes her a natural runner.
  • The long-legged table wobbled on the uneven floor.

Advanced Usage

• "Long-legged" as a descriptive compound: Often used to create vivid imagery, particularly in nature writing or character description.
  • The long-legged spider moved swiftly across the wall.

Variants and Related Words

• Long-legs (noun, informal): A nickname for a person or creature with long legs.
  • They called him "Long-legs" because of his height.

Synonyms

• Leggy: Having attractively long legs (often used for people, especially women, or young plants).
• Spindly: Having long, thin legs that appear frail or weak (can carry a slightly negative connotation).

Related Phrases

• Long-leggedness (noun, rare): The quality or state of having long legs.
  • His long-leggedness was an advantage in basketball.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. having long legs

Từ đồng nghĩa

• leggy
• long-shanked