tall
[ tawl ]
/ tɔl /
adjective, tall·er, tall·est.
adverb
in a proud, confident, or erect manner: to stand tall; to walk tall.
Origin of tall
before 1000; Middle English: big, bold, comely, proper, ready, Old English
getæl (plural
getale) quick, ready, competent; cognate with Old High German
gizal quick
OTHER WORDS FROM tall
tall·ness, nounWords nearby tall
Example sentences from the Web for tall
British Dictionary definitions for tall
tall
/ (tɔːl) /
adjective
of more than average height
- (postpositive) having a specified heighta woman five feet tall
- (in combination)a twenty-foot-tall partition
informal
exaggerated or incredible
a tall story
informal
difficult to accomplish
a tall order
an archaic word for excellent
Derived forms of tall
tallness, nounWord Origin for tall
C14 (in the sense: big, comely, valiant); related to Old English
getæl prompt, Old High German
gizal quick, Gothic
untals foolish
Idioms and Phrases with tall
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