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lanky

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lank·y  (lngk)
adj. lank·i·er, lank·i·est
Tall, thin, and ungainly. See Synonyms at lean2.
lanki·ly adv.
lanki·ness n.
lanky
Adjective
[lankier, lankiest] ungracefully tall and thin
lankiness n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.lanky - tall and thin and having long slender limbs; "a gangling teenager"; "a lanky kid transformed almost overnight into a handsome young man"
gangling, gangly, rangy
tall - great in vertical dimension; high in stature; "tall people"; "tall buildings"; "tall trees"; "tall ships"
2.lanky - tall and thin
gangling, gangly
lean, thin - lacking excess flesh; "you can't be too rich or too thin"; "Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look"-Shakespeare
lanky
adjective gangling, thin, tall, spare, angular, gaunt, bony, weedy (informal) scrawny, rangy, scraggy, rawboned, loose-jointed << OPPOSITE chubby
Translations
lanky [ˈlæŋkɪ] adj → larguirucho
lanky [ˈlæŋkɪ] adj → grand(e) et maigre → efflanqué(e)
lanky [ˈlæŋkɪ] adj → schlaksig
lanky [ˈlæŋkɪ] adj → allampanato/a


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Then, raising his head, he attacked grumpily the steward, a lanky, anxious youth with a long, pale face and two big front teeth.
The Mirror of the Sea by Conrad, Joseph View in context
She is as lanky as a plucked chicken in consumption, and, with Phaldoni (her servant), constitutes the entire staff of the establishment.
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George, a lanky boy of fourteen, did chores on neighboring farms, and the others, Samuel, Clara Belle, Susan, Elijah, and Elisha, went to school, when sufficiently clothed and not otherwise more pleasantly engaged.
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