lanky
adjective
ungracefully thin and rawboned; bony; gaunt.
lankily
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a word derived from
lanky.
Example Sentences
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Nichols inquired, as he rose lankily and stood over Loris.
From Whispering Wires by Henry Leverage
The second mate was lankily stalking the deck, his hands in his pockets.
From Romance by Joseph Conrad
Delaney rose lankily and stood by the door.
From Whispering Wires by Henry Leverage
He wheeled and slouched lankily across the polished floor.
From Whispering Wires by Henry Leverage
Some other girls came up—some of the older ones, with their hair done up; and even some of the boys, towering lankily on the outskirts.
From Comfort Pease and her Gold Ring by Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman
