gangly

[ gang-glee ]

adjective

, gan·gli·er, gan·gli·est.

1. gangling.

Word History and Origins

Origin of gangly¹

An Americanism dating back to 1870–75

Example Sentences

The daughter’s love interest and a gangly goofball who has little to do with the main family unit form an unlikely comedic duo.

From Vox

The Bucks are the only home that Antetokounmpo has known during his seven NBA seasons, and they have overseen his development from a gangly teenager to basketball’s most physically imposing superstar.

From Washington Post

Like Jasu, her gangly Pakistani friend, Usama, shares these concerns.

From The Daily Beast

In this Newcastle Brown Ale ad, gangly British comedian Stephen Merchant posits, ‘What if the Brits won the Revolutionary War?’

From The Daily Beast

Smith is pale and gangly, sporting a flop of dirty blond hair and a strikingly deep voice.

From The Daily Beast

He has become an unlikely sex symbol, in all his gangly nerdiness (and early freaky roles like The Fly).

From The Daily Beast

But its body, from the shoulders down, remained gangly and feeble.

From The Daily Beast

The professor was probably 40, but looked hardly older than Jim, and was built along the same tall and gangly lines.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

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• bony
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• skinny
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• tall