"having a long, slender form" (as an animal suited to ranging), 1845, from range (v.) + -y (2). Also "adapted for ranging" (1868). Of landscapes, "hilly," 1862, Australian English. Related: Ranginess.
As a rule, we hold that the Jersey should be "growthy," deep-flanked, and loose-jointed, and should have, generally, the characteristics which farmers know as "rangy." ["American Agriculturalist," November 1876]
双语例句
1. He was rangy, leathery, sun - baked and virile.
他又高又瘦, 皮肤坚韧, 饱受风霜,而且强健有力.
来自辞典例句
2. Underneath the wagon, between the hind wheels a lean and rangy mongrel dog walked sedately.
