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leggy Definition

leggy (leg′ē)

adjective -·gier, -·gi·est

  1. having long and awkward legs a leggy colt
  2. Informal having long, well-shaped legs a leggy chorus girl
  3. Informal having long, spindly stems with leaves far apart leggy plants

leggy Related Forms
leg′·gi·ness noun
leggy Usage Examples

Adjective complement with noun phrase

  • take: RANDY motormouth Russell Brand has been on the pull again - taking home leggy Kimberly Stewart.
  • look: Steve was looking a bit leggy and is finding full-time football a bit different but I have been delighted with him.

Modifies a noun

  • blond: He enjoys the company of leggy blondes - like his mother.
  • beauty: The leggy beauty is definitely a step above how she played n Hong Kong tonight.
  • model: Leggy model Emma B is engaged to East 17 singer Brian Harvey.
  • growth: It is worth noting that too much heat without extra light will produce unwanted soft lush leggy growth.
  • plant: Pruning Group 1, cut back leggy plants almost to the base to rejuvenate them in Spring.
  • girl: Yet as her name suggests, this leggy girl is rather more ethereal than her earthbound body suggests.

Modifying Another Word

  • too: Water very sparingly over the winter, and cut back if becoming too leggy.
  • back: Pruning Group 1, cut back leggy plants almost to the base to rejuvenate them in Spring.
  • quite: He is a fair sized boy for his age and quite leggy.

Used with adjective complement

  • become: To prevent the plant from becoming leggy each year reduce flowered stems by a half.
  • get: If stems get leggy, cut offending ones down to ground just above a basal bud any time in summer.