lanky
adjective
ungracefully thin and rawboned; bony; gaunt.
lankily
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a word derived from
lanky.
Example Sentences
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Delaney rose lankily and stood by the door.
From Whispering Wires by Henry Leverage
“I’m sorry for that kid,” stated Long Lester, who leaned lankily over the gate, thumbs in the arm-holes of his vest.
From Unexplored! by Allen Chaffee
Nichols inquired, as he rose lankily and stood over Loris.
From Whispering Wires by Henry Leverage
He wheeled and slouched lankily across the polished floor.
From Whispering Wires by Henry Leverage
He got lankily into motion and presently passed in through the windows….
From The False Faces Further Adventures from the History of the Lone Wolf by Louis Joseph Vance
