Tall Definition

tôl

taller, tallest

adjective

taller, tallest

Of more than normal height or stature.

A tall man, a tall building.

Webster's New World

Having a specified height.

Five feet tall.

Webster's New World

Large; of considerable size.

A tall drink.

Webster's New World

Hard to believe because exaggerated or untrue.

Webster's New World

High-flown; pompously eloquent.

Tall talk.

Webster's New World

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adverb

With proud bearing; straight.

Stand tall.

American Heritage

In an upright, dignified manner.

To stand tall, ride tall in the saddle.

Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Tall

Base Form:

tall

Comparative:

taller

Superlative:

tallest

From Middle English tall, talle, tal (“seemly, becoming, excellent, good, valiant, bold, great"), from Old English *tæl, Ä¡etæl (“swift, ready, having mastery of"), from Proto-Germanic *talaz (“submissive, pliable"), from Proto-Indo-European *dol-, *del- (“to aim, calculate, adjust, reckon"). Cognate with Scots tal (“high, lofty, tall"), Old Frisian tel (“swift"), Old Saxon gital (“quick"), Old High German gizal (“active, agile"), Gothic 𐌿𐌽𐍄𐌰𐌻𐍃 (untals, “indocile, disobedient").

From Wiktionary
Middle English brave, quick from Old English getæl swift del-² in Indo-European roots

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition