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Definition of Leggy
1. Adjective. (of plants) having tall spindly stems.
2. Adjective. Having long legs.
Definition of Leggy
1. a. Having long legs.
Definition of Leggy
1. Adjective. (U.K.) having long legs ¹
2. Adjective. (U.K.) having attractive legs ¹
3. Adjective. taller or longer than usual ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Leggy
1. having long legs [adj -GIER, -GIEST]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Leggy
Literary usage of Leggy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"... being somewhat leggy and long in the back and neck, but capable of accomplishing
long distances—50 or 00 miles—for several days in succession, ..."
2. Journal of Horticulture, Cottage Gardener and Home Farmer (1879)
"As frequently seen this plant is a half-starved, leggy, red- spider-eaten remnant
of vegetation, represented by a solitary stem surmounted by a small yellow ..."
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