Lanky

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  • adjective. Tall, thin, and often ungainly. synonym: lean.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Somewhat lank; tending to or characteristic. of lankness or leanness.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Somewhat lank; tall, thin, bony and ungraceful.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. Somewhat lank; tall, slim, and rather ungraceful or awkward.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adjective. tall and thin and having long slender limbs
  • adjective. tall and thin
    • Word Usage
    "When hit by major recoil I move hardly at all, but Heavey, being tall and lanky, is flung about like a rag doll."
    cross-reference
    straight  
    Equivalent
    lean  tall  thin  
    Form
    lankily  lankiness  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Francie  Yankee  cranky  hankey  hanky  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    balding  bearded  blue-eyed  broad-shouldered  chubby  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    angular  bony  colossal  flat  flat-chested  
    variant
    lankier  lankiest  
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