[tall] adj [ME, prob. fr. OE getael quick, ready; akin to OHG gizal quick] (15c) 1 obs: brave, courageous
2. a: high in stature b: of a specified height "five feet ~" 3 a: of considerable height "~ trees" b: long from bottom to top "a ~ book" c: of a higher growing variety or species of plant
4. a: large or formidable in amount, extent, or degree "a ~ order to fill" b: pompous, high-flown "~ talk about the vast mysteries of life --W. A. White" c: highly exaggerated: incredible, improbable "a ~ story" syn see high -- tall adv -- tall.ish adj -- tall.ness n