Rangy (Adjective)
Meaning 3
Tall and thin and having long slender limbs; "a gangling teenager"; "a lanky kid transformed almost overnight into a handsome young man".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The rangy basketball player towered over his opponents on the court.
- As a child, he was a rangy and awkward boy, but he grew into a confident young man.
- The rangy model strode down the catwalk with ease, her long legs eating up the distance.
- The rangy teenager struggled to find clothes that fit his lanky frame.
- The artist's rangy physique made him a natural fit for the role of the villain in the play.