rangy

About 0.10 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Slender and long of limb; lanky.

   For an accountant, Robert had a rangy appearance.

2. adjective Prone to roaming around.

   rangy cattle

3. adjective Having or permitting range or scope; roomy; commodious.
4. adjective Requiring a large vocal range; having a great difference from the highest to the lowest notes.

   The Star Spangled Banner has been criticized as too rangy for many people to sing along to comfortably.

Similar words

lanky gangly gangling tall big large mobile slim rangey longlimbed

Often followed by

and man body frame figure build young black with

Word family

rangier rangiest ranginess ranginesses