long limbs
Gangly arms, legs
Long limbs are arms and legs that are notably extended in length, typically in proportion to the torso.
The phrase appears in physical descriptions of people and animals: She had the long limbs of a dancer.
Long-limbed creatures—greyhounds, spiders, basketball players—share an association with grace, reach, or gangly awkwardness.
- lankyTall and ungainly thin
- ganglyAwkwardly tall and thin
- leggyHaving lengthy limbs
- slenderThin and graceful
- elongatedStretched beyond usual dimensions
all arms and legs · spindly · stretched · stretch out · graceful · runway model · reach · stride · sprawl · limber · willowy · rangy · tall · lithe · giraffe · spider · praying mantis · tree frog
- Marfan syndromeaortic aneurysm, scoliosis, loose joints, striae, stretch marks
- body typesectomorph, endomorph, mesomorph, somatotype, athletic build
- long-leggedflamingo, giraffe, stork, heron, egret
- adaptationsfilm adaptation, film adaptations, movie adaptation, TV adaptation, TV adaptations