- leggy
- adjective (leggier; -est) Date: 1787 1. having disproportionately long legs 2. having long and attractive legs 3. spindly — used of a plant • legginess noun
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Leggy — dolls, are MOD 10 inch fashion dolls that were released by Hasbro in North America, Polistil in Europe and Shiba in Japan from 1972 to 1973. The Hasbro and Polistil dolls are the same dolls, while the Japanese dolls differ. The Hasbro dolls were… … Wikipedia
leggy — [leg′ē] adj. leggier, leggiest 1. having long and awkward legs [a leggy colt] 2. Informal having long, well shaped legs [a leggy chorus girl] 3. Informal having long, spindly stems with leaves far apart [leggy plants] legginess n … English World dictionary
Leggy — Leg gy (l[e^]g g[y^]), a. 1. having tall spindly stems; of plants. [WordNet sense 1] Syn: tall growing. [WordNet 1.5] 2. Having long legs. [WordNet sense 2] Thackeray. Syn: long legged, long shanked. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
leggy — 1787, from LEG (Cf. leg) (n.) + Y (Cf. y) (2) … Etymology dictionary
leggy — ► ADJECTIVE (leggier, leggiest) 1) long legged. 2) (of a plant) having a long and straggly stem or stems … English terms dictionary
leggy — leg|gy [ˈlegi] adj 1.) a woman or child who is leggy has long legs ▪ a leggy fifteen year old blonde 2.) a leggy plant has grown too tall very quickly and its stem cannot support its weight very well … Dictionary of contemporary English
leggy — UK [ˈleɡɪ] / US adjective Word forms leggy : adjective leggy comparative leggier superlative leggiest a leggy woman has long attractive legs … English dictionary
leggy — legginess, n. /leg ee/, adj., leggier, leggiest. 1. having awkwardly long legs. 2. having long, attractively shaped legs: a group of tanned, leggy swimmers. 3. of, pertaining to, or characterized by showing the legs: a leggy stage show. 4. (of… … Universalium
leggy — adjective a) having long legs Fred preferred leggy blondes. b) having attractive legs Plants grow leggy if deprived of light … Wiktionary
leggy — [[t]le̱gi[/t]] ADJ GRADED If you describe someone, usually a woman, as leggy, you mean that they have very long legs and usually that you find this attractive. The leggy beauty was none other than our own Naomi Campbell … English dictionary
leggy — adjective a woman or child who is leggy has long legs: a leggy blonde legginess noun (U) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
