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单词 rangy
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Definition of rangy in English:

rangy

adjectiverangier, rangiest ˈreɪn(d)ʒiˈreɪndʒi
  • 1(of a person) tall and slim with long, slender limbs.

    a pale, rangy boy in his late teens
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Murphy, another rangy actor, with big doughy eyes, is every bit the soft centre in a hard shell.
    • Jamie is tall, rangy, laidback, unassuming, while Andy is built more powerfully and exudes confidence and attitude.
    • There was a sudden rustling in the trees and a dog, tall and rangy and beautiful, loped out.
    • One dancer was rangy and goofy; another mischievous and full-bodied; another possessed.
    • The tall, rangy Patrick moved over to the table where Chris, James and Jenni were talking, and dropped his phenomenally heavy bag onto the floor with a thump that the secretaries one floor below heard.
    • Windross is a tall, rangy player, who showed some neat touches and whose confidence grew in the second half.
    • Williams is a rangy player who flies all over the field.
    • Wilkie is an unkempt, rangy character with a beard and piercing gaze.
    • And he pointed to a sofa, on which sat a tall, rangy, square-jawed blonde holding a glass of warm vodka.
    • He was lean and rangy and had an easy-going, languid air about him.
    • A lean, rangy old cowboy with a lined and seamed face, he frequented a beer joint on the edge of town known colloquially as the Bloody Bucket.
    • But it was the rangy figure of Kamathi who did just that by seizing the initiative from 200m out.
    • He has the lanky, rangy build of a classic power pitcher.
    • The dark, rangy man behind the table stared the slender figure before him up and down.
    • The one in the middle was tall and rangy and wore a shiny fake leather jacket and tight black jeans.
    • But at that time, he was a tall, rangy heavyweight, barely 200 pounds.
    • The man was several inches taller than Russell, with the typical broad shoulders and rangy build of a professional seaman.
    • Tomaschek, the tall, rangy Slovakian international captain, at least had the consolation of being in the side more likely to create a goal.
    • Polley is a rangy player who covers ground with deceptive speed.
    • When the Weekender called the bar was full of farmers coming from the local mart - rangy men who know all about rams, ewes and hoggets.
    Synonyms
    long-legged, long-limbed, leggy, tall, slender, slim, lean
    thin, gangling, gangly, lanky, spindly, skinny, size-zero, spare, scrawny, bony, gaunt
  • 2North American (of a place) having room for ranging; expansive or spacious.

    rangy pasture filled with horses and cattle

Derivatives

  • ranginess

  • noun

Rhymes

mangy
 
 

Definition of rangy in US English:

rangy

adjectiveˈrānjēˈreɪndʒi
  • 1(of a person) tall and slim with long, slender limbs.

    a pale, rangy boy in his late teens
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Polley is a rangy player who covers ground with deceptive speed.
    • But at that time, he was a tall, rangy heavyweight, barely 200 pounds.
    • The tall, rangy Patrick moved over to the table where Chris, James and Jenni were talking, and dropped his phenomenally heavy bag onto the floor with a thump that the secretaries one floor below heard.
    • A lean, rangy old cowboy with a lined and seamed face, he frequented a beer joint on the edge of town known colloquially as the Bloody Bucket.
    • When the Weekender called the bar was full of farmers coming from the local mart - rangy men who know all about rams, ewes and hoggets.
    • One dancer was rangy and goofy; another mischievous and full-bodied; another possessed.
    • There was a sudden rustling in the trees and a dog, tall and rangy and beautiful, loped out.
    • Windross is a tall, rangy player, who showed some neat touches and whose confidence grew in the second half.
    • He has the lanky, rangy build of a classic power pitcher.
    • Jamie is tall, rangy, laidback, unassuming, while Andy is built more powerfully and exudes confidence and attitude.
    • The dark, rangy man behind the table stared the slender figure before him up and down.
    • Murphy, another rangy actor, with big doughy eyes, is every bit the soft centre in a hard shell.
    • But it was the rangy figure of Kamathi who did just that by seizing the initiative from 200m out.
    • And he pointed to a sofa, on which sat a tall, rangy, square-jawed blonde holding a glass of warm vodka.
    • The one in the middle was tall and rangy and wore a shiny fake leather jacket and tight black jeans.
    • The man was several inches taller than Russell, with the typical broad shoulders and rangy build of a professional seaman.
    • Tomaschek, the tall, rangy Slovakian international captain, at least had the consolation of being in the side more likely to create a goal.
    • He was lean and rangy and had an easy-going, languid air about him.
    • Wilkie is an unkempt, rangy character with a beard and piercing gaze.
    • Williams is a rangy player who flies all over the field.
    Synonyms
    long-legged, long-limbed, leggy, tall, slender, slim, lean
  • 2North American (of a place) having room for ranging; expansive or spacious.

    rangy pasture filled with horses and cattle
 
 
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