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(laŋk)

adjective

1. slender or lean
2. gaunt or meager
hanging straight and limp; not curly: said of hair

Origin: ME < OE hlanc, slim, flexible < IE base *kleng-, to bend, wind > Ger lenken, to bend, ON hlekkr, a ring

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lankly adverb
lankness noun

See lank in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective lank·er, lank·est

Long and lean. See Synonyms at lean².
Long, straight, and limp: lank and floppy hair.

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Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old English hlanc

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lankˈly adverb

lankˈness noun

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