Dictionary

rangy en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈɹeɪnd͡ʒi/
• (US) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(H)rek-der. Proto-Celtic *reketi Gaulish *rekosbor.? Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ-der. Proto-Germanic *rinkanąder. Proto-Germanic *rankaz Frankish *rankbor.? Vulgar Latin *rencus Old French reng Proto-Italic *-āzi ▲ Latin -ereinflu. Latin -āre Old French -ier Old French rengierbor. Middle English rengen English range Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English rangy From range + -y.

Meanings

1. Slender and long of limb; lanky.
   • Her African violets weren't getting enough sun and became rangy.
   • Janet Gwilherm, who was presently dwarfing the duty desk — she was tall and rangy, like a basketball player — whacked the intercom button and announced herself. 2022 September 7, HarryBlank, “Remember, Remember…”, in SCP Foundation, archived from the original on 05 Oct 2024:
   • For an accountant, Robert had a rangy appearance.
2. Prone to roaming around.
   • rangy cattle
3. Having or permitting range or scope; roomy; commodious.
4. Requiring a large vocal range; having a great difference from the highest to the lowest notes.
   • The Star Spangled Banner has been criticized as too rangy for many people to sing along to comfortably.

Forms

Deriveds

rangily · ranginess

Synonyms

lanky · spacious (permitting range) · roving (prone to roaming) · wandersome (prone to roaming) · comfortable (permitting range) · commodious (permitting range) · leggy · roomy (permitting range) · expansive (permitting range) · convenient (permitting range) · nomadic (prone to roaming) · gangly · free-roaming (prone to roaming) · gangling (lanky) · scrawny

Translations (11)

mi tokoroa (lanky) · nl gerieflijk (commodious) · cs rozlehlý (commodious) · nl slungelig (lanky) · bg строен (lanky) · cs dlouhonohý (lanky) · cs prostorný (commodious) · fi hontelo (lanky) · nl slank (lanky) · ko 넓은 (lanky) · bg дългокрак (lanky)