"leggy" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈlɛɡi/ Audio: En-au-leggy.ogg Forms: leggier [comparative], leggiest [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɛɡi Etymology: From leg + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|leg|y}} leg + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} leggy (comparative leggier, superlative leggiest)
  1. (UK, US, chiefly of a woman) Having long, attractive legs; long-legged. Tags: UK, US
    Sense id: en-leggy-en-adj-BUdZz1GM Categories (other): American English, British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 25 13 28 11 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 31 18 20 16 15 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 20 23 22 20 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 30 15 28 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 26 18 21 17 18
  2. (slang, chiefly of a woman) Exposing the bare or pantyhose-clad legs, especially the thighs. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-leggy-en-adj-k11dL~az Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 25 13 28 11 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 20 23 22 20 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 30 18 17 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 30 15 28 11
  3. Having numerous legs.
    Sense id: en-leggy-en-adj-5iA4gEBc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 25 13 28 11 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 20 23 22 20 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 30 15 28 11
  4. Taller or longer than usual.
    Sense id: en-leggy-en-adj-Jwkm3n6T Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 25 13 28 11 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 20 23 22 20 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 30 15 28 11
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: legs all the way to one's neck
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈlɛɡi/ Audio: En-au-leggy.ogg Forms: leggies [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛɡi Etymology: leg + -y Etymology templates: {{suf|en|leg|y}} leg + -y Head templates: {{en-noun}} leggy (plural leggies)
  1. (childish) Alternative form of leggie (“a leg”) Tags: alt-of, alternative, childish Alternative form of: leggie (extra: a leg) Translations (long-legged): дългокрак (dǎlgokrak) (Bulgarian)
    Sense id: en-leggy-en-noun-9drIQY5L Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 25 13 28 11 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 20 23 22 20 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 30 15 28 11
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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