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leggy

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leg·gy  (lg)
adj. leg·gi·er, leg·gi·est
1. Having disproportionately long legs: a leggy colt.
2. Informal Having attractively long, slender legs: a leggy dancer.
3. Having long, spindly, often leafless stems: a leggy houseplant.

leggi·ness n.

leggy [ˈlɛgɪ]
adj -gier, -giest
1. having unusually long legs
2. (of a woman) having long and shapely legs
3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) (of a plant) having an unusually long and weak stem
legginess  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.leggy - (of plants) having tall spindly stems
plant life, flora, plant - (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion
tall - great in vertical dimension; high in stature; "tall people"; "tall buildings"; "tall trees"; "tall ships"
2.leggy - having long legs
tall - great in vertical dimension; high in stature; "tall people"; "tall buildings"; "tall trees"; "tall ships"
Translations
leggy [ˈlegɪ] ADJ (leggier (compar) (leggiest (superl))) [person] → de piernas largas, patilargo; (= attractive) [girl] → de piernas bonitas, de piernas atractivas
leggy [ˈlɛgi] adjaux longues jambes
leggy
adj (+er)langbeinig; (= gawky)staksig
leggy [ˈlɛgɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) → dalle gambe lunghe
leggy [ˈlɛgɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) → dalle gambe lunghe


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Yet they often fade soon enough, or become leggy, and certainly do not flower for long.
Part of the problem is that the leggy creatures are hard to see.
It occurred lo me that, as muchas the company's tall, muscled men and the leggy, imperious Bettie de Jong superwomen (who also include Susan McGuire and Karla Wolfangle), Viola was also a "Taylor type," formed by nature and temperament in the mold of predecessors Carolyn Adams, Kate Johnson, Lila York, Raegan Wood, and Mary Cochran.
 
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