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Lanky

Lanky Meaning & Definition
Lanky Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Lanky?

[adj] ungracefully tall and thin
[adj] tall and thin and having long slender limbs; "a gangling teenager"; "a lanky kid transformed almost overnight into a handsome young man"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Lanky: gangling | gangly | lean | rangy | tall | thin

Related Terms | Find terms related to Lanky: angular | bony | colossal | flat | flat-chested | fleshless | gangling | gangly | gaunt | gawky | giant | gigantic | lank | lean | lean-fleshed | lean-looking | leggy | lengthy | long | long-legged | meager | rangy | rawboned | scraggy | scrawny | skeletal | skinny | spare | spidery | spindling | spindly | statuesque | tall | thin | thin-bellied | thin-fleshed | twiggy | undersized | underweight

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Lanky In Webster's Dictionary

\Lank"y\, a. Somewhat lank. --Thackeray. The lanky Dinka, nearly seven feet in height. --The Century.

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