of above average height
a tall woman
tall trees
of a specified height
five feet tall
said of a plant: of a higher growing variety or species
highly exaggerated; incredible
a tall story
a tall order
an task that will be difficult to complete or a requirement that is difficult to fulfil, often unreasonably difficult task or requirement
tallish adj
tallness noun
[Middle English, in the senses ‘active’, ‘handsome, elegant’, and ‘bold, strong’, prob from Old English getæl quick, ready]