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
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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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The rangy 22-year-old was one of the C’s biggest preseason standouts, however, and should play an important role this season as an athletic chaos agent off the bench.
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Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 18 Oct. 2025
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—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2025
The rest of the core comprises Satou Sabally, a three-time All-Star forward with 3-point range, and Kahleah Copper, a rangy wing and four-time All-Star who won the 2021 WNBA Finals MVP with the Chicago Sky.
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Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 18 Oct. 2025
The rangy star has previously immersed himself in performances that require both physical transformation and pitching outside of his comfort zone (see his extraordinary work as abolitionist John Brown in the limited series The Good Lord Bird).
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2025
The rest of the core comprises Satou Sabally, a three-time All-Star forward with 3-point range, and Kahleah Copper, a rangy wing and four-time All-Star who won the 2021 WNBA Finals MVP with the Chicago Sky.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Within moments, the rangy 29-year-old actor Harris Dickinson bounds down an exterior staircase and shakes my hand.
—Liam Hess, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2025
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“Rangy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rangy. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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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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