lathy

[ lath-ee, lah-thee ]

/ ˈlæθ i, ˈlɑ θi /

adjective, lath·i·er, lath·i·est.

lathlike; long and thin.

Origin of lathy

First recorded in 1665–75; lath + -y¹

Words nearby lathy

lather, lathery, lathi, lathing, lathing hammer, lathy, lathyrism, latices, laticifer, laticiferous, latifundio

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Example sentences from the Web for lathy

Lathy George pulled his reeling cayuse together, and pushed on.
Bulldog Carney|W. A. Fraser
He grew thin and lathy; and, though his smile was as ready and as magnetic as ever, he seldom laughed.
Scally|Ian Hay
The elder daughter was, I will not say a lathy girl, but very slim not only in the waist, but above and below it.
The Galaxy, April, 1877|Various
Phineas was tall and lathy, red-haired, with an expression of great acuteness and shrewdness in his face.
Uncle Tom's Cabin|Harriet Beecher Stowe

But at length, with a sudden bound upward, the fisher fell with his whole weight upon the back of his lathy antagonist.
Happy Days for Boys and Girls|Various

British Dictionary definitions for lathy

lathy

/ (ˈlɑːθɪ) /

adjective lathier or lathiest

resembling a lath, esp in being tall and thin

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单词	lathy
释义	lathy [ lath-ee, lah-thee ] / ˈlæθ i, ˈlɑ θi / adjective, lath·i·er, lath·i·est. lathlike; long and thin. Origin of lathy First recorded in 1665–75; lath + -y¹ Words nearby lathy lather, lathery, lathi, lathing, lathing hammer, lathy, lathyrism, latices, laticifer, laticiferous, latifundio Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for lathy Lathy George pulled his reeling cayuse together, and pushed on. Bulldog Carney\|W. A. Fraser He grew thin and lathy; and, though his smile was as ready and as magnetic as ever, he seldom laughed. Scally\|Ian Hay The elder daughter was, I will not say a lathy girl, but very slim not only in the waist, but above and below it. The Galaxy, April, 1877\|Various Phineas was tall and lathy, red-haired, with an expression of great acuteness and shrewdness in his face. Uncle Tom's Cabin\|Harriet Beecher Stowe But at length, with a sudden bound upward, the fisher fell with his whole weight upon the back of his lathy antagonist. Happy Days for Boys and Girls\|Various British Dictionary definitions for lathy lathy / (ˈlɑːθɪ) / adjective lathier or lathiest resembling a lath, esp in being tall and thin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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