rangy

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈreɪndʒi/ UK /ˈreɪndʒi/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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adj
tall, slender, and long-limbed, often suggesting agility

The rangy forward outreached every defender for the rebound.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · tall, slender, and... lankyleggyganglyslender lean willowy

Opposites

stockysquat stubby

Word family

Derived forms ranginess

Related forms range

Etymology

From range + -y; range derives from Old French range ('row, rank'), from rangier ('to set in a row'), from renc ('rank, row'), of Germanic origin.

rangier Old French

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# rangy

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈreɪndʒi/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈreɪndʒi/

## Meanings
1. tall, slender, and long-limbed, often suggesting agility

## Examples
- The rangy forward outreached every defender for the rebound.

## Synonyms
- lanky
- leggy
- gangly
- slender
- lean
- willowy

## Antonyms
- stocky
- squat
- stubby

## Derived Forms
- ranginess

## Related Forms
- range

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: rangier

## Etymology
From range + -y; range derives from Old French range ('row, rank'), from rangier ('to set in a row'), from renc ('rank, row'), of Germanic origin.

## AI Etymology
Rangy comes from range + -y; range derives from Old French range ('row, rank'), from rangier ('to set in a row'), from renc ('rank, row'), of Germanic origin. The historical chain includes Old French rangier. Older glosses in the chain include "row, rank", "to set in a row", and "rank, row", which help explain the semantic range of the modern word. Morphologically, rangy is best read as compound, suffixal formation, and borrowing, yielding an English adjective shaped by both form history and later usage. In current English it functions as an adjective, with the sense "tall, slender, and long-limbed, often suggesting agility". English derivatives include ranginess; related forms include range. The result is an English adjective whose etymology preserves the older forms while supporting the word's specialized modern meaning.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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