LEGGY
What does "LEGGY" mean?
Having noticeably long legs, or (of a plant) having long, weak, spindly stems.
Meanings
- Having long, attractive legs, especially of a person. The leggy model towered over the rest of the runway.
- Of a plant, having grown tall, thin, and weak from too little light. My seedlings turned leggy reaching for the dim windowsill. technical
- Of wine, leaving long streaks (legs) running down the glass. The cabernet was noticeably leggy, hinting at high alcohol. technical
Word origin
From 'leg' (from Old Norse 'leggr', meaning a leg or limb-bone) plus the adjectival suffix '-y'; recorded from the early 18th century.
Remember it
LEGGY has a double G - two legs standing side by side.
A little poem
Seedlings reach too far-
leggy, pale, and overstretched
toward a thin light.
haiku
Wordplay
- My houseplant got leggy in the dark corner. Turns out it just wanted to stretch its limbs.
What it teaches
Reaching too hard for distant light leaves you tall but unable to stand on your own.
Quick facts
What does LEGGY mean?
Having noticeably long legs, or (of a plant) having long, weak, spindly stems.
Is LEGGY a valid word?
Yes — LEGGY is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is LEGGY?
LEGGY has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does LEGGY come from?
From 'leg' (from Old Norse 'leggr', meaning a leg or limb-bone) plus the adjectival suffix '-y'; recorded from the early 18th century.
What can LEGGY teach us?
Reaching too hard for distant light leaves you tall but unable to stand on your own.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.