Rangy

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Rangy \Ran"gy\ (r[=a]n"j[y^]), a. [From {Range}, v. i.]
     Inclined or able to range, or rove about, for considerable
     distances; apt or suited for much roving, -- chiefly used of
     cattle.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  rangy
       adj 1: tall and thin and having long slender limbs; "a gangling
              teenager"; "a lanky kid transformed almost overnight
              into a handsome young man" [syn: {gangling}, {gangly},
               {lanky}]
       2: adapted to wandering or roaming
       3: allowing ample room for ranging
       [also: {rangiest}, {rangier}]