leggy

UK: /ˈlɛgi/ US: /ˈlɛgi/ ,(leg′ē)

Inflections of 'leggy' (adj):

leggier

adj comparative

leggiest

adj superlative

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

leg•gy /ˈlɛgi/   adj., -gi•er, -gi•est. 

1. having unnaturally long legs.
2. having long, attractively shaped legs:
   leggy dancers.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

leg•gy  (leg′ē), adj., -gi•er, -gi•est. 

1. having awkwardly long legs.
2. having long, attractively shaped legs:
   a group of tanned, leggy swimmers.
3. of, pertaining to, or characterized by showing the legs:
   a leggy stage show.
4. Botany (of plants) long and thin;
   spindly.

• leg + -y¹ 1780–90

leg′gi•ness, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

leggy / ˈlɛɡɪ/ adjective ( -gier, -giest)

1. having unusually long legs
2. (of a woman) having long and shapely legs
3. (of a plant) having an unusually long and weak stem

ˈlegginess noun