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long-legged
adjective as in gangling
adjective as in gangly
adjective as in rangy
Example Sentences
The performance is elaborate and delightful and impeccably choreographed, with Hiddleston doing long-legged strides as though he’s the second coming of Christopher Walken.
Its Jan. 27 cover was an elegant and elegiac illustration of seven long-legged, shaggy-capped palms against a menacing ombre orange backdrop of approaching fire.
The cat’s journey, which starts with its reflection in a shimmering pond, is the emotional center, but the large, long-legged bird’s story is especially touching, with Miyazaki-like echoes.
I visited the preserve recently, and saw ducks with emerald collars preening themselves and tiny long-legged shorebirds scuttling across the driving path.
The short-statured Homo floresiensis, sometimes known as the “Hobbit,” was living in Indonesia, while the long-legged Homo erectus was loping around Asia.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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