A plant that is abnormally tall, with few leaves – usually caused by lack of light.
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
leggy (adjective)1.
having disproportionately long legs
2.
having long and attractive legs
3.
- spindly used of a plant
Leggy (Wikipedia)
Thomas Leggy (fl. 1343–1357), was an English Member of Parliament (MP).
He was a Member of the Parliament of England for City of London in 1343 and 1357.
Leggy (Wiktionary)
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlɛɡi/
- Rhymes: -ɛɡi
Etymology 1
From leg + -y.
Adjective
leggy (comparative leggier, superlative leggiest)
- (UK, US, chiefly of a woman) Having long, attractive legs; long-legged.
- (slang, chiefly of a woman) Exposing the bare or pantyhose-clad legs, especially the thighs.
- Having numerous legs.
- Taller or longer than usual.
Derived terms
... Read Morespindly, lanky, stretched, elongated, thin