gangling

(gaŋ′gliŋ)

adjective

thin, tall, and awkward; of loose, lanky build

Origin: ? altered (? infl. by dangle) < gangrel, in obs. sense, “lanky person”

See gangling in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Awkwardly tall or long-limbed; rangy: gangling adolescents.

Origin:

Origin: Perhaps from dialectal gang, to go

Origin: , from Middle English gangen

Origin: , from Old English gangan

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