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lanky Definition

lanky (laŋ)

adjective lanki·er, lanki·est

tall and lean, or long and slender: often used to suggest awkwardness in appearance or gait

Etymology: lank + -y

lanky Related Forms
lanki·ly adverb lanki·ness noun
lanky Synonyms

lanky

modif.

lean, bony, rangy; see thin 2.

lanky Usage Examples

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.
lanky Quotes

Don't you ever shake that lanky Yankee finger at me.

—Connally,Tom (ThomasTerry)

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