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Rangy vs Skinny - What's the difference?

rangy | skinny |

As adjectives the difference between rangy and skinny

is that rangy is slender and long of limb; lanky while skinny is (informal) having little flesh and fat; slim; slender; narrow; thin, generally beyond what looks beautiful.

As a noun skinny is

(colloquial) the details or facts; especially, those obtained by gossip or rumor.

rangy

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Adjective

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  • Slender and long of limb; lanky
  • :For an accountant, Robert had a rangy appearance.
  • :Her African violets weren't getting enough sun and became rangy .
  • Prone to roaming around with animal-like movements.
  • Having or permitting range or scope; roomy; commodious.

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    skinny

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    Adjective

    (er)
  • (informal) Having little flesh and fat; slim; slender; narrow; thin, generally beyond what looks beautiful.
    • Her recent weight loss has made her look rather skinny than slender
  • (informal, of food or beverages) Low-fat.
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  • Naked; nude (chiefly used in the phrase skinny dipping).
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    Noun

    (skinnies)
  • (colloquial) The details or facts; especially, those obtained by gossip or rumor.
    • She called to get the skinny on the latest goings-on in the club.
  • A state of nakedness; nudity.
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  • A skinny being
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