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
lanky (comparative lankier, superlative lankiest)
(informal) Tall, slim, and rather ungraceful or awkward.
• See also scrawny
• gangly
• Kylan
Lanky
The dialect of English spoken in Lancashire.
• 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
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
