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long-legged

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long-legged [ˈlɒŋˌlɛgd -ˌlɛgɪd]
adj
1. having long legs
2. Informal (of a person or animal) able to run fast
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.long-legged - having long legs
tall - great in vertical dimension; high in stature; "tall people"; "tall buildings"; "tall trees"; "tall ships"
Translations
long-legged [ˈlɒŋˈlegɪd] ADJ [person] → de piernas largas; [animal] → de patas largas; [bird] → zancudo
long-legged [ˈlɒŋˌlɛgd] adj (person) → dalle gambe lunghe; (animal) → con le zampe lunghe
long-legged [ˈlɒŋˌlɛgd] adj (person) → dalle gambe lunghe; (animal) → con le zampe lunghe


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There sat the long-legged pauper, on his bed, in a very short shirt, and nothing more; he was dangling his legs contentedly back and forth, and wheezing the music of "Camptown Races" out of a paper-overlaid comb which he was pressing against his mouth; by him lay a new jewsharp, a new top, and solid india-rubber ball, a handful of painted marbles, five pounds of "store" candy, and a well-gnawed slab of gingerbread as big and as thick as a volume of sheet-music.
Do you remember, when we went down to Tredowen just before we left for America, a little, long-legged, black-frocked child, whom we met in the gardens--the organist's daughter, you know?
Far down the road a long-legged figure was running, with a bundle under one arm and the other hand to his side, like a man who laughs until he is sore.
 
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