rangy

English

Etymology

From range +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɹeɪnd͡ʒi/

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• Rhymes: -eɪndʒi

Adjective

rangy (comparative rangier, superlative rangiest)

1. Slender and long of limb; lanky.

   For an accountant, Robert had a rangy appearance.

   Her African violets weren't getting enough sun and became rangy.

   • 2022 September 7, HarryBlank, “Remember, Remember…”, in SCP Foundation‎, archived from the original on 5 October 2024:

     Janet Gwilherm, who was presently dwarfing the duty desk — she was tall and rangy, like a basketball player — whacked the intercom button and announced herself.

2. Prone to roaming around.

   rangy cattle

3. Having or permitting range or scope; roomy; commodious.
4. (music) Requiring a large vocal range; having a great difference from the highest to the lowest notes.

   The Star Spangled Banner has been criticized as too rangy for many people to sing along to comfortably.

Synonyms

• (lanky): gangling, gangly, lanky, leggy; see also Thesaurus:slender or Thesaurus:scrawny
• (prone to roaming): free-roaming, nomadic, roving, wandersome
• (permitting range): expansive, comfortable, commodious, convenient, roomy, spacious

Derived terms

• rangily
• ranginess

Translations

lanky

Bulgarian: строен (bg) (stroen), дългокрак (dǎlgokrak) Czech: dlouhonohý Dutch: slank (nl), slungelig (nl) Korean: 넓은 (ko) (neolb-eun) Maori: tokoroa

commodious

Czech: prostorný (cs), rozlehlý (cs) Dutch: gerieflijk (nl)

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