tall in the saddle adjective 1adverb 1 adjective1 •Imposing, impressive; resolute; manly.He is tall in the saddle (6 ft. 2 in.) and so adamantine that Jennifer Jones broke her hand slapping his face. — 1966 adverb1 •Imposingly, impressively; resolutely; manfully.His son noted Buckley had died "with his boots on, after a lifetime of riding pretty tall in the saddle." — 2008
