Leggy Meaning in English

word

US

ˈɫɛɡi

LEG-ee

UK

lˈɛɡi

LEG-ee

التعريف

Describes someone (usually thin) with long legs, or a plant with tall, thin stems and few leaves.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Casual or descriptive; often positive for models/athletes, but negative for plants (weak/spindly). For people, often paired with 'girl,' 'runway,' 'teen,' etc. For plants, means not enough sunlight or too fast growth.

• Spanish: patilarga - larguirucha (persona) - con piernas largas (planta)
• Portuguese (BR): pernalonga - com pernas longas (pessoa/planta)
• Portuguese (PT): pernalonga - com pernas longas (pessoa/planta)
• Chinese (Simplified): 腿长的 - 枝叶稀疏的 (植物)
• Chinese (Traditional): 腿長的 - 枝葉稀疏的 (植物)
• Hindi: लंबी टांगों वाला
• Arabic: ذو سيقان طويلة
• Bengali: লম্বা পা-ওয়ালা - দীর্ঘ ডাঁটা (গাছের জন্য)
• Russian: длинноногий - вытянутый (о растениях)
• Japanese: 脚が長い - ひょろ長い（植物）
• Vietnamese: chân dài - thân cao (cây)
• Korean: 다리가 긴 - 줄기가 긴 (식물)
• Turkish: uzun bacaklı - uzun, cılız gövdeli (bitki)
• Urdu: لمبی ٹانگوں والا - لمبا اور کمزور تنے والا (پودا)
• Indonesian: berkaki panjang - batang tinggi (tanaman)

جمل نموذجية

The dancer was tall and leggy.

basic

That plant has become too leggy.

basic

Some leggy flowers need more light.

basic

Her leggy look made her stand out on the runway.

natural

My tomatoes look too leggy this year, so I’ll put them in more sun.

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Kids hit a leggy stage when they grow quickly in height.

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