leggy
adjective
leg·gy
| \ ˈle-gē also ˈlā-
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leggier;
leggiest
Definition of leggy
1
: having disproportionately long legs
2
: having long and attractive legs
3
: spindly
—used of a plant
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Other Words from leggy
legginess
\ ˈle-gē-nəs
also ˈlā- \
noun
also ˈlā- \
noun
Examples of leggy in a Sentence
The bush has gotten leggy and needs to be pruned.
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Over time, the plants do become tall and leggy, especially if not frozen back in the winter or cut back occasionally. — Dan Gill, NOLA.com, "How to care for Persian shield and umbrella plants," 28 Apr. 2019 Keira Walsh was loose in midfield, and even Scott looked leggy by the time the match reached the final 25 minutes. — SI.com, "England 2-0 Japan: Phil Neville's Lucky Dip Lineup Provides More Questions Than Answers in Nice," 20 June 2019 The colorful graffiti printed look was originally worn by Gigi Hadid on Off-White's Spring 2019 runway, though Céline left her jacket open for a leggier take. — Lauren Alexis Fisher, Harper's BAZAAR, "Celine Dion Wearing No Pants to Paris Couture Week Is Legendary," 1 July 2019 Visit the famed Alaska SeaLife Center for an up-close look at playful sea otters, colorful puffins, and leggy octopi. — National Geographic, "Alaska Family Journey: Wilderness Explorer," 17 June 2019 Stephanie Ware, a research assistant at Chicago’s Field Museum, and her colleagues have used this strange fluorescence to help identify the leggy arthropods. — Jim Daley, Scientific American, "Millipede Genitalia Glow in Ultraviolet Light," 27 May 2019 Just like spiders, scorpions, amblypygids, mites and a bunch of other leggy, land-dwelling animals. — Nadia Drake, National Geographic, "Bizarre horseshoe crabs are actually spider relatives," 27 Feb. 2019 Rosie Huntington-Whiteley dazzled in a beaded white ensemble, while Elsa Hosk opted for a leggy blue look. — Michaela Bechler, Vogue, "The Attico Hosts a Feather-Filled Dinner in New York," 8 Feb. 2019 Playful ponytails adorned the têtes of Chloë Sevigny (who added a silk black ribbon) and Candice Swanepoel, whose polished plait effortlessly complemented her leggy LBD. — Jenna Rennert, Vogue, "The 10 Best Beauty Looks: Week of September 10, 2018," 11 Sep. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'leggy.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for leggy
leggy
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of leggy
: having long legs
of a plant
: having very long stalks or stems
See the full definition for leggy in the English Language Learners Dictionary