Rangy vs Skinny - What's the difference?
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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.
(informal) Having little flesh and fat; slim; slender; narrow; thin, generally beyond what looks beautiful.
(informal, of food or beverages) Low-fat.
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Naked; nude (chiefly used in the phrase skinny dipping).
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(colloquial) The details or facts; especially, those obtained by gossip or rumor.
A state of nakedness; nudity.
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A skinny being
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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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(er)- Her recent weight loss has made her look rather skinny than slender
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(skinnies)- She called to get the skinny on the latest goings-on in the club.