rangy

Tall and loose-jointed

Rangy describes a tall, lean, loosely built frame—the physique of someone whose limbs seem to have outpaced the rest of their body: a rangy teenager all elbows and knees, the rangy build of a basketball player.

The word suggests length and leanness without bulk.

It can also describe something that covers a lot of ground or roams widely: rangy cattle spread across the prairie.

lanky

gangly

Awkwardly tall and thin

leggyHaving lengthy limbs
beanpoleThin person or plant stake
spindlyThin and fragile-looking

angular · gawky · awkward · stringy · rawboned · loose-limbed · gangling · rankling · stretched · ungainly

lean

wiry

Thin and muscular

sinewyLean yet muscular
spareHeld in reserve
gauntLean from deprivation

thin · slender · skinny · scrawny · bony · willowy · lithe · svelte · trim · slight

roaming

wandering

Traveling with no fixed course

rovingMoving from place to place
nomadicWithout fixed residence
ramblingLong-winded and unfocused

sprawling · unfenced · grazing · pastoral · itinerant · migratory · roaming · restless · drifting · unbounded

expansive

sprawling

Spread irregularly outward

extensiveCovering a large scope
spreadingExtending over space
spaciousHaving ample room

sweeping · wide · broad · open · far-reaching · roomy · ample · extended · outspread · uncramped

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