rangy

adjective

ˈrān-jē 

rangier; rangiest

1

: able to range for considerable distances

2

a

: long-limbed and long-bodied

rangy cattle

b

: tall and slender

3

: having room for ranging

4

: having great scope

ranginess noun

Synonyms

• gangling
• gangly
• lanky
• spindling
• spindly

Examples of rangy in a Sentence

we could use a rangy girl like you on our basketball team

a speech that took a rangy look at the problems facing the university

Recent Examples on the Web

And because every number is loaded with callbacks and foreshadowings, both musically and lyrically, the rangy story is tied into a very tight thematic bundle. —Jesse Green, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2024

Up for three Grammys at next year’s ceremony — a rangy haul of nods for global music album, R&B song and African Music Performance — Tems is carrying a new era of Nigerian music around the world. —August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024

Rihanna draped herself in a deliberately rangy stole. —Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 9 Dec. 2024

In that game, Minnesota’s aggressive, athletic and rangy defense choked out the Warriors’ offense in the halfcourt, limiting Golden State to a 15-point second quarter and an 18-point fourth. —Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 8 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1868, in the meaning defined at sense 2a

Kids Definition

rangy

adjective

ˈrān-jē 

rangier; rangiest

1

: having long limbs and a long body

rangy cattle

2

: tall and slender in body build

a rangy athlete

ranginess noun