gangly

[gang-glee]

adjective

ganglier, gangliest 

1. gangling.

Word History and Origins

Origin of gangly¹

An Americanism dating back to 1870–75

Example Sentences

Back in Phnom Penh, cuddly babies had turned into gangly teenagers grappling with their complex identities.

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"Some of those old fights are still on YouTube - I almost cringe at how gangly and uncoordinated I was. But seeing the improvement makes me feel good."

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Wiggins - a gangly north Londoner, from a broken home, brought up in poverty - made it to the very top of a sport that requires clinical preparation and a calm head under pressure.

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But what about awkward, gangly prey, like humans, who unwittingly enter the nurseries?

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"He came in at 15 years old, a really tall, gangly, skinny lad - didn't look like a footballer at all in all honesty," he says.

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Related Words

• awkward 
• bony 
• gawky 
• lanky 
• leggy 
• rangy 
• skinny 
• spindly 
• tall