Adjective : a loose-limbed athlete. From Dictionary.com.
He was loose-limbed but still pretty much in control. From Wordnik.com. [Hacker - Death at the Member-Guest]
He was tall and rangy, long-fingered and loose-limbed. From Wordnik.com. [In This Way I Was Saved] Reference
There was no discomfort in that big, loose-limbed body. From Wordnik.com. [Then I'll Come Back to You] Reference
He mounted with the loose-limbed grace of a range cowboy. From Wordnik.com. [Best Kept Secrets]
It was the same supple, loose-limbed figure that approached. From Wordnik.com. [The Moon out of Reach] Reference
Fine, big fellows they were, too; loose-limbed and strong featured. From Wordnik.com. [Adventures in Many Lands] Reference
"Two Magpies," a loose-limbed folk blues, finds him singing near the top. From Wordnik.com. [Paul McCartney's Latest Collaboration] Reference
Scout, who used to lope like a marathon runner, loose-limbed and quick as a wolf. From Wordnik.com. [Scout Joe] Reference
Janvier, jacketless, loose-limbed, strode across the bridge and went into the bistro. From Wordnik.com. [Maigret's Dead Man]
He was loose-limbed, his collar unbuttoned, relief and joy smeared all over his face. From Wordnik.com. [Susan Braudy: I Got The Jerry Seinfeld Regrets] Reference
John was lanky and loose-limbed, and he was plenty hot enough as far as she was concerned. From Wordnik.com. [Father Christmas]
Sigarni felt loose-limbed and wonderfully relaxed as she sat by the fire and sipped her mead. From Wordnik.com. [Ironhand's Daughter]
In the most recent photos in his olive uniform, he was rangy and smiling, loose-limbed, beautiful. From Wordnik.com. [Our Other War] Reference
He is a tall, slender, and loose-limbed man, whose whole appearance bespeaks enthusiasm and energy. From Wordnik.com. [McClure's Magazine, Vol. 6, No. 5, April, 1896] Reference
It was the hare — a big-boned, loose-limbed boy, with dark hair lying flat on a very damp forehead. From Wordnik.com. [The Railway Children] Reference
He blushed as he spoke and shrugged with, a loose-limbed awkwardness that belied his thirty-some years. From Wordnik.com. [Texas Lawman]
The shepherd was a loose-limbed fellow all elbows and knees, but quick and deft in movement for all that. From Wordnik.com. [The Holy Thief]
The personable, shirt-sleeved, loose-limbed fellow has morphed into the dark-suited, flag-lapel pinned polibot. From Wordnik.com. [Leonce Gaiter: Hillary Clinton for VP] Reference
When the hour is up I feel loose-limbed and relaxed, and full of a feeling of kinship with my pregnant classmates. From Wordnik.com. [Origins] Reference
Almost hollowed out by the blasts, the Darkspawn toppled backward and crashed to the floor in a loose-limbed sprawl. From Wordnik.com. [Hellgate London Covenant] Reference
I had almost finished packing when Carol came downstairs, a little drunk, loose-limbed, carrying a shoebox in her arms. From Wordnik.com. [Spin] Reference
Did love the finale at the train station, where our beleaguered hero turned out to be a wonderful, loose-limbed dancer. From Wordnik.com. [And the Oscar for Best Picture goes to...] Reference
Jean Arthur is screwball's uncrowned queen, irresistible despite her high-pitched, twangy voice and loose-limbed manner. From Wordnik.com. [Eight Columbia Screwball Gems] Reference
Then he let his loose-limbed body down on the vacant chair, and drank off the glass of PILSENER that was set before him. From Wordnik.com. [Maurice Guest] Reference
Those who did look ignored the shifting, shimmering projection in favor of scrutinizing the loose-limbed, gangly bipeds. From Wordnik.com. [Dirge]
The head meditech, a loose-limbed tall human with orange hair, a loopy grin, and steady gray eyes said, "How feel, Jim?". From Wordnik.com. [In Alien Hands]
But Kele's evolution from uptight guitarist to loose-limbed body-jacker cuts to the very heart of indie identity politics. From Wordnik.com. [Kele Okereke at Digital, Brighton] Reference
I like the show in general, even when it gets a bit weird and loose-limbed, but she really gives the show some real heart. From Wordnik.com. [Channel flippin' fun] Reference
He was a tall, loose-limbed young man dressed in slacks and a green sweater patched army fashion on the shoulders and elbows. From Wordnik.com. [She Closed Her Eyes] Reference
I asked her absentmindedly, watching horses walk round the parade ring and admiring as always their loose-limbed natural beauty. From Wordnik.com. [Second Wind]
Close to six feet, tanned and fit he had that gangly loose-limbed build that bespoke that alien mixture of youth and manual labor. From Wordnik.com. [So Hard To Forget]
These loose-limbed travesties were much larger than the men who rode ahead of them, like toy soldiers modeled to two different scales. From Wordnik.com. [The Dreamthief's Daughter]
By the time I puttered around the third cove into Liberty Harbor Bay, I was loose-limbed and vaguely content with the universe once more. From Wordnik.com. [Say No to Murder] Reference
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