leggy

[ leg-ee ]

adjective

, leg·gi·er, leg·gi·est.

1. having awkwardly long legs.
2. having long, attractively shaped legs:

   a group of tanned, leggy swimmers.

3. of, relating to, or characterized by showing the legs:

   a leggy stage show.

4. (of plants) long and thin; spindly.

leggy

/ ˈlɛɡɪ /

adjective

1. having unusually long legs
2. (of a woman) having long and shapely legs
3. (of a plant) having an unusually long and weak stem
4. (esp of a sportsperson) sluggish or fatigued; having tired legs

Derived Forms

• ˈlegginess, noun

Other Words From

• leggi·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of leggy¹

First recorded in 1780–90; leg + -y ¹

Example Sentences

Conservationists at the zoo said there are less than 600 surviving wild onagers, but the birth "of the leggy youngster" could help safeguard the species from extinction.

From BBC

She hurtled through the air most weeks as Lynda Carter’s stunt double on the hit television series “Wonder Woman” and mimed Ms. Carter’s leggy lope.

From New York Times

This much was clear as the famous old stadium echoed to the taunts of “You Lost The League At Goodison Park” as a leggy, lack-lustre Liverpool banged their heads on the brick wall that was Everton’s defence and outstanding goalkeeper Jordan Pickford.

From BBC

Arsenal's players looked leggy and jaded for most of the second half and exhausted by the end.

From BBC

Liverpool looked leggy and stripped of their usual intensity in the 1-0 defeat by Palace, showing all the signs of running out of gas after energy expended in a chase - for a time at least - of four trophies.

From BBC

Related Words

• awkward
• bony
• gawky
• lanky
• rangy
• skinny
• spindly
• tall