1787, "having notably long legs," from leg (n.) + -y (2). At first with suggestion of disproportion and ungainliness; attested by 1866 approvingly. Related: Legginess.
legend
legendary
legerdemain
legged
legging
leggy
*legh-
Leghorn
legibility
legible
legicide
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