rangy

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rangy

A rangy dog runs across an open field.

Definition

Adjective: 1. Having a tall, thin build with long limbs: Describing a person or animal that is slender and long-limbed, often suggesting a loose-jointed or wiry physique. 2. Covering or requiring a large area; spacious: Describing land or terrain that is extensive and suitable for wandering or roaming. 3. Inclined to roam or wander: Describing an animal or, less commonly, a person that is adapted to or fond of moving over a wide area.

Usage Examples
  • Adjective (Physical Build):
    • The basketball player had a rangy frame that gave him a defensive advantage.
    • She was a rangy woman with long arms and legs.
  • Adjective (Spacious Land):
    • The cattle were raised on the rangy plains of the Midwest.
    • They built their house on a rangy piece of property.
  • Adjective (Inclined to Roam):
    • The rangy wolf pack covered vast distances in search of food.
Advanced Usage
  • "Rangy" can imply a sense of athletic leanness rather than frailty. It often carries a positive connotation of fitness and agility when describing a person's build.
  • In describing land, it emphasizes open, expansive space rather than just large size, often with an implication of being natural and untamed.
Variants and Related Words
  • Range (noun/verb): The core related word. As a noun, it can mean an area over which someone or something roams. As a verb, it means to roam or vary within limits.
  • Ranging (adjective/verb): The present participle of "range," used to describe something that roams or varies.
Synonyms
  • Lanky: Tall and thin, often ungracefully so.
  • Gangling: Tall, thin, and awkward in movement.
  • Sprawling: Spreading out over a large area in an irregular, ungainly way (for land).
  • Expansive: Covering a large area.
  • Roaming (adjective): Wandering.
Antonyms
  • Stocky: Broad and sturdily built.
  • Compact: Closely and neatly packed together; small.
  • Confined: Restricted in area; limited.
rangy

A rangy dog runs across an open field.

Adjective
  1. allowing ample room for ranging
  2. adapted to wandering or roaming
  3. tall and thin and having long slender limbs
    • a gangling teenager
    • a lanky kid transformed almost overnight into a handsome young man

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