Lathy

Quick meaning: Lathy is an adjective meaning (archaic) Like a lath; long and slender.

Meaning

(archaic) Like a lath; long and slender.

Example Sentences

And little lathy Charles with his long, narrow white face and obstinate chin, is no A B C of a boy.

'Twas just a bit o' lathy old plank which Jim had throwed acrost the brook for his own conveniences.

This one was tall and stocky, with a square head and fat nose; he looked more like a Negro than a lathy starving Indian […]

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.

Word Forms

• lathier
• lathiest

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include lathlike, lathelike, loathy, larchlike, lank, latticed.

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