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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
Etymology
Adjective
lanky (comparative lankier, superlative lankiest)
(informal) Tall, slim, and rather ungraceful or awkward.
Synonyms
• See also scrawny
• gangly
Anagrams
• Kylan
Proper noun
Lanky
The dialect of English spoken in Lancashire.
Anagrams
• Kylan
Source: Wiktionary
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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