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lank (l

ngk)

adj. lank·er, lank·est

1. Long and lean. See Synonyms at lean².

2. Long, straight, and limp: lank and floppy hair.

[Middle English, from Old English hlanc.]

lankly adv.

lankness n.

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Her pretty face was wan and listless; her hair uncurled: some locks hanging lankly down, and some carelessly twisted round her head.

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