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leggy

[ UK /lˈɛɡi/ ]
[ US /ˈɫɛɡi/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. (of plants) having tall spindly stems
  2. having long legs

How To Use leggy In A Sentence

  • The actress has a new movie coming out called Gloria, in which she is a leggy gangster's moll who suddenly has to take care of a sassy, streetwise kid.
  • Pinching leggy plants promotes stronger stems and better flowers.
  • A very useful mare," as Tifto had been in the habit of calling a leggy, thoroughbred, meagre-looking brute named Coalition, was on this occasion confided to the Major's sole care and judgment. The Duke's Children
  • As the glamour boy of the country's glamour club, Manchester United, he had everything: abundant talent, money, looks and a never-ending supply of leggy blondes willing to be notches on his bedpost.
  • We were all surprised when a leggy blond came out of the cake.
  • He parked his car outside the hotel as the leggy beauty paid for her room with a credit card. The Sun
  • It may comfort you to know the leggy lady actually has to work just as hard as the rest of us to maintain her killer shape.
  • The ordinary flowering Geranium must be pinched back, and pruned constantly to prevent it from becoming "leggy," but there is no trouble of this kind with Madame Salleroi. Amateur Gardencraft A Book for the Home-Maker and Garden Lover
  • Two fields away the band is piping up, and a leggy 16-year-old is performing a convincing salsa with her 50-year-old father.
  • The French magazine Closer recently published photos of Royal, who is frequently described as "leggy," walking on the beach wearing a bikini, while on vacation with her "companion" François Hollande. David Wallechinsky: Another Looming Foreign Policy Disaster
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