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gangly

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gan·gly  (gnggl)
adj. gan·gli·er, gan·gli·est
Gangling.
[Alteration of gangling.]
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Adj.1.gangly - tall and thin and having long slender limbs; "a gangling teenager"; "a lanky kid transformed almost overnight into a handsome young man"
gangling, lanky, rangy
tall - great in vertical dimension; high in stature; "tall people"; "tall buildings"; "tall trees"; "tall ships"
2.gangly - tall and thin
gangling, lanky
lean, thin - lacking excess flesh; "you can't be too rich or too thin"; "Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look"-Shakespeare
Translations
gangly [ˈgæŋgli] adj (= gangling) → dégingandé(e)
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