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High in stature; having a considerable, or an unusual, extension upward; long and comparatively slender; having the diameter or lateral extent small in proportion to the height; as, a tall person, tree, or mast.

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  1. superl. High in stature; having a considerable, or an unusual, extension upward; long and comparatively slender; having the diameter or lateral extent small in proportion to the height; as, a tall person, tree, or mast.
  2. superl. Brave; bold; courageous.
  3. superl. Fine; splendid; excellent; also, extravagant; excessive.
  4. adj. great in vertical dimension; high in stature
  5. adj. lofty in style
  6. adj. having a specified height
  7. adj. impressively difficult
  8. adj. too improbable to admit of belief
  9. n. a garment size for a tall person
  10. j:100 n. a garment size for a tall person a. great in vertical dimension; high in stature s. impressively difficult