LANKIEST

LANKY

gangling, gangly, lanky

(adjective) tall and thin

gangling, gangly, lanky, rangy

(adjective) tall and thin and having long slender limbs; “a gangling teenager”; “a lanky kid transformed almost overnight into a handsome young man”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

lankiest

superlative form of lanky: most lanky

Source: Wiktionary


LANKY

Lank"y, a.

Definition: Somewhat lank. Thackeray. The lanky Dinka, nearly seven feet in height. The Century.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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28 November 2024

SYNCRETISM

(noun) the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)


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