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rangy

rang·y
R r

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [reyn-jee]
    • /ˈreɪn dʒi/
    • /ˈreɪndʒi/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [reyn-jee]
    • /ˈreɪn dʒi/

Definitions of rangy word

  • adjective rangy (of animals or people) slender and long-limbed. 1
  • adjective rangy given to or fitted for ranging or moving about, as animals. 1
  • adjective rangy mountainous. 1
  • adjective rangy slender and long-limbed 1
  • adjective rangy animal: that roams 1
  • adjective rangy If you describe a person or animal as rangy, you mean that they have long, thin, powerful legs. 0
See all 12 definitions of rangy

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Origin of rangy

First appearance:

before 1865
One of the 28% newest English words
First recorded in 1865-70; range + -y1

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Parts of speech for Rangy

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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rangy popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 53% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for rangy

adj rangy

  • alpine — Alpine means existing in or relating to mountains, especially the ones in Switzerland.
  • altitudinous — pertaining to altitude or height
  • angular — Angular things have shapes that seem to contain a lot of straight lines and sharp points.
  • beanstalk — the stem of a bean plant
  • broomstick — A broomstick is an old-fashioned broom which has a bunch of small sticks at the end.

noun rangy

  • length — the longest extent of anything as measured from end to end: the length of a river.
  • linearity — the property, quality, or state of being linear.
  • longitude — Geography. angular distance east or west on the earth's surface, measured by the angle contained between the meridian of a particular place and some prime meridian, as that of Greenwich, England, and expressed either in degrees or by some corresponding difference in time.
  • angularity — the condition of being angular
  • extensiveness — The degree or property of being extensive.

adjective rangy

  • fleshless — Without flesh, lacking flesh.
  • lean — to incline or bend from a vertical position: She leaned out the window.
  • weedy — full of or abounding in weeds.
All 29 Synonyms of rangy

Antonyms for rangy

adjective rangy

  • dumpy — short and stout; squat: a dumpy figure.
Just one Antonym for rangy

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