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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