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

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
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Texas Tech’s second leading scorer and Sacramento native Darrion Williams struggled against Arkansas’ rangy defense most of the night, but made a late 3-pointer to force overtime and the go-ahead layup with less than 10 seconds left to seal the win. Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2025 He’s got some wiry strength and power with room to fill out and add lean muscle mass to a very rangy frame. Scott Wheeler, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025 The rangy second-year is unassumingly fifth in defensive win shares this season. Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025 The Celtics picked their spots against the impossibly rangy Wembanyama, who entered Wednesday with 75 more blocks than any other NBA player (and got another one early on an Al Horford layup attempt). Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 13 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for rangy

Word History

First Known Use

1868, in the meaning defined at sense 2a

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The first known use of rangy was in 1868

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“Rangy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rangy. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.

Kids Definition

rangy

adjective
rangier; rangiest
1
: having long limbs and a long body
rangy cattle
2
: tall and slender in body build
a rangy athlete
ranginess noun

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