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Definition of leggy in English: leggyadjectiveleggier, leggiest ˈlɛɡiˈlɛɡi 1(of a woman) having attractively long legs. （女人）双腿修长的 一位长腿红发女郎。 Example sentencesExamples - Her husband lay on the bed in a compromising position with a tall, leggy blond.
- Lucy is tall and leggy, with just the right shade of sun-tanned skin.
- What he saw was a leggy female surrounded by four guys.
- There is a leggy black woman with bleached blonde curls at the bar smiling winningly at everyone.
- Julian contemplated a moment before throwing a new taunt back at the leggy woman.
- She was a tall, leggy blonde with wide lavender eyes, long black eyelashes, and lush, rose lips.
- Understandably there is some embellishment in how both sides present themselves, but imagine Peter's shock when a loud, sassy ex-con turns up on his doorstep one day instead of the leggy blonde he was expecting.
- News of the Prince's relationship with Mabel, a tall, leggy, attractive blonde, effectively squashed those rumours once and for all.
- The tall, leggy blonde pushed rudely past Jennifer to stand in front of him.
- I don't find thin, leggy blondes particularly attractive, so I don't have some secret crush on the woman.
- One, a leggy brunette in a polka dotted skirt, even winked.
- When we met, I was a boisterous, headstrong, tall, leggy blonde.
- A tall leggy figure stepped in the light of the entrance to the bar, and Brian grinned.
- Welsh hero Stanley Baker heads the cast of Dingaka as a lawyer, with leggy dancer-actress Juliet Prowse as his leading lady.
- Knit, leather, denim and couture creations were paraded down the runway by the leggy models in the form of gowns, pantsuits and ensembles that displayed an array of splashy colors.
- ‘I have recovered, of course,’ said the leggy model about her disastrous venture into Indian films.
- Profilers have been delighted to discover her colourful past, and in particular her infamous debut novel Elite, in which the heroine is a leggy redhead who becomes Secretary of State for Scotland.
- Detective Nolan was a leggy woman in her early thirties, with a broad face.
- The leggy lady has signed on for Moksham, a Malayalam film by national award-winning director Rajeevnath.
- The musical numbers sometimes look like they were filmed from down the block, and they and jump from shot to shot so frequently that you don't really get any sense of what they're trying to convey except that leggy women look hot in stockings.
- 1.1 Having long legs.
一种长腿牧羊犬。 Example sentencesExamples - Tall, leggy herons and the white snowy egrets wait patiently along the tidal creeks for small fish to swim by.
- She was also holding the reins of a tall leggy coal black Thoroughbred named Helios.
- The town is a favorite nesting-place for the leggy birds, who take up residence here on the old Roman aqueduct, disused minarets and any other safe perch, in the Summers.
Synonyms big, high, large, huge, towering
2(of a plant) having an excessively long and straggly stem. （植物）枝干长而蔓生的 tulips may grow tall and leggy 郁金香可能长得高而散乱。 Example sentencesExamples - It grew into a tall, rather leggy shrub with not much to recommend it apart from unusually long, leathery leaves.
- Don't buy leggy plants or ones that are overgrown and rootbound.
- Plants without enough light will be weak and leggy.
- There are many different kinds of basil, but all grow rapidly and require frequent pinching back to prevent them from growing tall and leggy.
- If annuals become leggy, cut their stems back by half to invigorate plants and restore their shape.
- First, if the plant has gotten leggy over the summer, shear it back to a more manageable height.
- Without adequate light, plants will become leggy, and they won't flower.
- The geraniums, grown far too leggy and monstrous to be attractive, were still full of bud, so we consigned them to the bank below the patio.
- When plants reach for light, they become leggy.
- The stems tend to look leggy and sparse when they survive the winter.
- If the plant has been neglected and gotten leggy, or if you are planting a new rose, then cutting back to the six-inch mark should encourage strong new canes from the base.
- Keep plants looking lush and full by pruning leggy stems back to buds or branches and removing off-colored and damaged foliage.
- Give the plants a light to medium pruning, enough to shape any leggy stems and to encourage bushy growth.
- If planted in the shade they tend to become tall and leggy as they strive to reach towards the life giving sun and if in too damp a spot, the stems become too weak to hold the huge flower heads erect and thus fall over.
- Pinching leggy plants promotes stronger stems and better flowers.
- These have grown into leggy shrubs, but not yet mature trees.
- Dwarf varieties produce smaller flowers but their stems are not as leggy.
- Excessively rich soil fosters leggy, less attractive growth and leaves plants more prone to pests.
- Petunias will take some shade, but the deeper the shade, the fewer the flowers and the more leggy plants will become as they stretch for light.
- If young plants are leggy, pinch off new growth to encourage bushiness.
Derivativesnoun ˈlɛɡɪnəsˈlɛɡinəs Make sure the ficus receives good light; inadequate light promotes legginess. Example sentencesExamples - Cut plants back by 1/3 after blooming to prevent legginess and sprawling growth.
- In the process, he has increased the flowering capacity of the plant, reduced its legginess, and introduced new colors.
- This will reduce the legginess which would result from the continuous fertilizing.
- Pinch stems as needed to avoid legginess and stimulate bushiness.
Definition of leggy in US English: leggyadjectiveˈlɛɡiˈleɡē 1(of a woman) having attractively long legs. （女人）双腿修长的 一位长腿红发女郎。 Example sentencesExamples - I don't find thin, leggy blondes particularly attractive, so I don't have some secret crush on the woman.
- Understandably there is some embellishment in how both sides present themselves, but imagine Peter's shock when a loud, sassy ex-con turns up on his doorstep one day instead of the leggy blonde he was expecting.
- ‘I have recovered, of course,’ said the leggy model about her disastrous venture into Indian films.
- What he saw was a leggy female surrounded by four guys.
- There is a leggy black woman with bleached blonde curls at the bar smiling winningly at everyone.
- When we met, I was a boisterous, headstrong, tall, leggy blonde.
- One, a leggy brunette in a polka dotted skirt, even winked.
- The leggy lady has signed on for Moksham, a Malayalam film by national award-winning director Rajeevnath.
- She was a tall, leggy blonde with wide lavender eyes, long black eyelashes, and lush, rose lips.
- Detective Nolan was a leggy woman in her early thirties, with a broad face.
- The musical numbers sometimes look like they were filmed from down the block, and they and jump from shot to shot so frequently that you don't really get any sense of what they're trying to convey except that leggy women look hot in stockings.
- Knit, leather, denim and couture creations were paraded down the runway by the leggy models in the form of gowns, pantsuits and ensembles that displayed an array of splashy colors.
- A tall leggy figure stepped in the light of the entrance to the bar, and Brian grinned.
- Profilers have been delighted to discover her colourful past, and in particular her infamous debut novel Elite, in which the heroine is a leggy redhead who becomes Secretary of State for Scotland.
- Welsh hero Stanley Baker heads the cast of Dingaka as a lawyer, with leggy dancer-actress Juliet Prowse as his leading lady.
- Lucy is tall and leggy, with just the right shade of sun-tanned skin.
- News of the Prince's relationship with Mabel, a tall, leggy, attractive blonde, effectively squashed those rumours once and for all.
- Her husband lay on the bed in a compromising position with a tall, leggy blond.
- The tall, leggy blonde pushed rudely past Jennifer to stand in front of him.
- Julian contemplated a moment before throwing a new taunt back at the leggy woman.
- 1.1 Having long legs.
一种长腿牧羊犬。 Example sentencesExamples - Tall, leggy herons and the white snowy egrets wait patiently along the tidal creeks for small fish to swim by.
- The town is a favorite nesting-place for the leggy birds, who take up residence here on the old Roman aqueduct, disused minarets and any other safe perch, in the Summers.
- She was also holding the reins of a tall leggy coal black Thoroughbred named Helios.
Synonyms big, high, large, huge, towering
2(of a plant) having an excessively long and straggly stem. （植物）枝干长而蔓生的 tulips may grow tall and leggy 郁金香可能长得高而散乱。 Example sentencesExamples - Excessively rich soil fosters leggy, less attractive growth and leaves plants more prone to pests.
- There are many different kinds of basil, but all grow rapidly and require frequent pinching back to prevent them from growing tall and leggy.
- If the plant has been neglected and gotten leggy, or if you are planting a new rose, then cutting back to the six-inch mark should encourage strong new canes from the base.
- Don't buy leggy plants or ones that are overgrown and rootbound.
- If young plants are leggy, pinch off new growth to encourage bushiness.
- These have grown into leggy shrubs, but not yet mature trees.
- The geraniums, grown far too leggy and monstrous to be attractive, were still full of bud, so we consigned them to the bank below the patio.
- It grew into a tall, rather leggy shrub with not much to recommend it apart from unusually long, leathery leaves.
- Without adequate light, plants will become leggy, and they won't flower.
- Keep plants looking lush and full by pruning leggy stems back to buds or branches and removing off-colored and damaged foliage.
- Petunias will take some shade, but the deeper the shade, the fewer the flowers and the more leggy plants will become as they stretch for light.
- If planted in the shade they tend to become tall and leggy as they strive to reach towards the life giving sun and if in too damp a spot, the stems become too weak to hold the huge flower heads erect and thus fall over.
- Plants without enough light will be weak and leggy.
- Dwarf varieties produce smaller flowers but their stems are not as leggy.
- The stems tend to look leggy and sparse when they survive the winter.
- Give the plants a light to medium pruning, enough to shape any leggy stems and to encourage bushy growth.
- When plants reach for light, they become leggy.
- First, if the plant has gotten leggy over the summer, shear it back to a more manageable height.
- If annuals become leggy, cut their stems back by half to invigorate plants and restore their shape.
- Pinching leggy plants promotes stronger stems and better flowers.
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