lank
(of plants) unduly long and slender: lank grass; lank, leafless trees.
(of hair) straight and limp; without spring or curl.
lean; gaunt; thin.
Origin of lank
1Other words from lank
- lankly, adverb
- lankness, noun
Words Nearby lank
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How to use lank in a sentence
The soubrette had a lank young body neatly attired in a store suit and shirt-waist.
Ancestors | Gertrude AthertonHis hair and brows and lashes were paler than straw, and his long lank figure was without either distinction or muscularity.
Ancestors | Gertrude AthertonThe master manhunter wheeled, saw the lank figure of Jeff Weedham standing in the door.
The door of the rotunda swings open, admitting the tall, lank figure of the Deputy Warden.
Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist | Alexander BerkmanHe had the Yankee body, lank and ribbed, and was so tall that his head seemed always looking over a transom.
The Woman Gives | Owen Johnson
British Dictionary definitions for lank (1 of 2)
/ (læŋk) /
long and limp
thin or gaunt
Origin of lank
1Derived forms of lank
- lankly, adverb
- lankness, noun
British Dictionary definitions for lank (2 of 2)
/ (læŋk) /
Southern African informal a lot; a great deal
Origin of lank
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