Modifying Another Word

• rather: A rather lanky Costa Rican made his first visit to OT that day too.

Modifies a noun

• striker: Chris repeats the lanky striker 's robot dance and invites us to join in.

• frame: He had a lanky frame and after a huge heave upwards somehow managed to bridge out to one of the walls.

• figure: Next up is the tattooed lanky figure of William Elliot Whitmore who proves to be much more entertaining.

• man: The tall, lanky man said, " Ha ha!

• boy: We also had new strips this year, apart from the lanky boys, nae luck!

• one: The lanky one on the left with someone elses guitar pedals.

Used with adjective complement

• become: A Deutzia that is pruned each year by Stuart, was becoming very lanky, with a bare bottom.