long-legged

adjective

Having long legs.

“The pilots were flying planes that were not only light and highly maneuverable; they were extremely long-legged, able to cover a greater distance than their American counterparts.”

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Meanings

adjectivelong-legged (comparative more long-legged, superlative most long-legged)

comparative more long-legged · superlative most long-legged

  1. Having long legs.

    Synonyms: split up

  2. Of an aircraft or ship: having large operational range.

    The pilots were flying planes that were not only light and highly maneuverable; they were extremely long-legged, able to cover a greater distance than their American counterparts.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveHaving long legs.

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split up

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivehaving long legs

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leggylong-shankedtall
Also see
leggytall

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Ancient Greek μακροσκελής, δολιχόπους
  • μακροσκελής (makroskelḗs)having long legs
  • δολιχόπους (dolikhópous)having long legs
Catalan camallarg
  • camallarghaving long legs
Chinese Mandarin 長腿的 /长腿的
  • 長腿的 /长腿的 (cháng tuǐ de)having long legs
Czech dlouhonohý, nohatý
  • dlouhonohýhaving long legs
  • nohatýhaving long legs
Danish langbenet
  • langbenethaving long legs
Dutch langbenig
  • langbenighaving long legs
Finnish pitkäsäärinen
  • pitkäsäärinenhaving long legs
German langbeinig
  • langbeinighaving long legs
Irish fadchosach
  • fadchosachhaving long legs
Japanese 足の長い
  • 足の長い (ashi no nagai)having long legs
Norwegian Bokmål langbeint, langbent
  • langbeinthaving long legs
  • langbenthaving long legs
Polish długonogi, szczudłonogi
  • długonogihaving long legs
  • szczudłonogihaving long legs
Portuguese pernudo, pernilongo
  • pernudohaving long legs
  • pernilongohaving long legs
Russian длинноно́гий
  • длинноно́гий (dlinnonógij)having long legs
Spanish zancudo, piernilargo
  • zancudohaving long legs
  • piernilargohaving long legs
  • patilargohaving long legs
Turkish uzun bacaklı
  • uzun bacaklıhaving long legs
Ukrainian довгоногий, цибатий
  • довгоногий (dovhonohyj)having long legs
  • цибатий (cybatyj)having long legs
Cite this entry
APA

long-legged. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/long-legged

MLA

“long-legged.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/long-legged. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “long-legged,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/long-legged.

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