Definitions
too improbable to admit of belief
Word origin
From Middle English tall, talle, tal (“seemly, becoming, handsome, good-looking, excellent, good, valiant, lively in speech, bold, great, large, big”), from Old English *tæl, ġetæl (“swift, ready, having mastery of”), from Proto-Germanic *talaz (“submissive, pliable, obedient”), from Proto-Indo-European *dol-, *del- (“to aim, calculate, adjust, reckon”).
Used in a sentence
“Being tall is an advantage in basketball.”
“Ostriches are the tallest living birds.”
“Then came a maid with hand-bag and shawls, and after her a tall young lady. She stood for a moment holding her skirt above the grimy steps,[…], and the light of the reflector fell full upon her.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer4 curated clues
01“High above average”4 letters
02“High in height”4 letters
03“High in stature”4 letters
04“Great in height”4 letters
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