See rangy on Wiktionary
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"(music) Requiring a large vocal range; having a great difference from the highest to the lowest notes."
],
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"lifestyle",
"music"
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}
],
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{
"ipa": "/ˈɹeɪnd͡ʒi/"
},
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{
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],
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{
"sense": "lanky",
"word": "gangling"
},
{
"word": "gangly"
},
{
"word": "lanky"
},
{
"word": "leggy"
},
{
"word": "scrawny"
},
{
"sense": "prone to roaming",
"word": "free-roaming"
},
{
"sense": "prone to roaming",
"word": "nomadic"
},
{
"sense": "prone to roaming",
"word": "roving"
},
{
"sense": "prone to roaming",
"word": "wandersome"
},
{
"sense": "permitting range",
"word": "expansive"
},
{
"sense": "permitting range",
"word": "comfortable"
},
{
"sense": "permitting range",
"word": "commodious"
},
{
"sense": "permitting range",
"word": "convenient"
},
{
"sense": "permitting range",
"word": "roomy"
},
{
"sense": "permitting range",
"word": "spacious"
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],
"translations": [
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"lang_code": "bg",
"roman": "stroen",
"sense": "lanky",
"word": "строен"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"lang_code": "bg",
"roman": "dălgokrak",
"sense": "lanky",
"word": "дългокрак"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"lang_code": "cs",
"sense": "lanky",
"word": "dlouhonohý"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"lang_code": "nl",
"sense": "lanky",
"word": "slank"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"lang_code": "nl",
"sense": "lanky",
"word": "slungelig"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "lanky",
"word": "hontelo"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"lang_code": "ko",
"roman": "neolb-eun",
"sense": "lanky",
"word": "넓은"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Māori",
"lang_code": "mi",
"sense": "lanky",
"word": "tokoroa"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"lang_code": "cs",
"sense": "commodious",
"word": "prostorný"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"lang_code": "cs",
"sense": "commodious",
"word": "rozlehlý"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"lang_code": "nl",
"sense": "commodious",
"word": "gerieflijk"
}
],
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}
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