Thesaurus: tall

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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. 1. 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. Two of far nobler shape, erect and tall. Milton. 2. Brave; bold; courageous. [Obs.] As tall a trencherman As e'er demolished a pye fortification. Massinger. His companions, being almost in despair of victory, were suddenly recomforted by Sir William Stanley, which came to succors with three thousand tall men. Grafton. 3. Fine; splendid; excellent; also, extravagant; excessive. [Obs. or Slang] B. Jonson. Syn. -- High; lofty. -- Tall, High, Lofty. High is the generic term, and is applied to anything which is elevated or raised above another thing. Tall specifically describes that which has a small diameter in proportion to its height; hence, we speak of a tall man, a tall steeple, a tall mast, etc., but not of a tall hill. Lofty has a special reference to the expanse above us, and denotes an imposing height; as, a lofty mountain; a lofty room. Tall is now properly applied only to physical objects; high and lofty have a moral acceptation; as, high thought, purpose, etc.; lofty aspirations; a lofty genius. Lofty is the stronger word, and is usually coupled with the grand or admirable.
11. A certain rate or tax paid by barons, knights, and inferiortenants, toward the public expenses. [Written also tailage,taillage.]
12. j:100 n. a garment size for a tall person a. great in vertical dimension; high in stature s. impressively difficult