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The vertical flex you never asked for but everyone measures anyway.
means Having greater than average height, or extending notably upward from base to top.
from From Old English getæl, meaning prompt or quick — height crept into the meaning only by the 1500s, hijacking a word once about speed.
Daily shrinkageYou lose about a centimeter of height by nightfall.
Old meaningA tall fellow once meant a brave one.
Tallest everRobert Wadlow reached eight feet eleven inches.