lathy

adj

Etymology

From lath + -y.

  1. derived from *(s)lat-
  2. inherited from *laþô
  3. inherited from *lattu
  4. inherited from lætt
  5. inherited from laththe
  6. suffixed as lathy — “lath + y

Definitions

  1. Like a lath

    Like a lath; long and slender.

    • The man was somewhat younger, but of a figure equally wild; his frame was long and lathy, but his arms were remarkably short, his neck was rather bent, he squinted slightly, and his mouth was much away; …
    • In this way he was dragged out; and as he crept up the bank, with the wet pouring from his apparel, which now clung tightly to his lathy limbs, he was greeted by the jeers of Nicholas.
    • And little lathy Charles with his long, narrow white face and obstinate chin, is no A B C of a boy.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA