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Leggy
Having long legs.
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Similar meaning 2
High in stature; having a considerable, or an unusual, extension upward; long and comparatively slender; having the diameter or lateral extent small…
oewn 2023
50% interchangeable
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High in stature; having a considerable, or an unusual, extension upward; long and comparatively slender; having the diameter or lateral extent small…
oewn 2023
50% interchangeable
Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.
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A limb or member of an animal used for supporting the body, and in running, climbing, and swimming; esp., that part of the limb between the knee and…
oewn 2023
15% interchangeable
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A limb or member of an animal used for supporting the body, and in running, climbing, and swimming; esp., that part of the limb between the knee and…
oewn 2023
15% interchangeable
Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.
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