lanky
adjective
ungracefully thin and rawboned; bony; gaunt.
lankiness
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a word derived from
lanky.
Example Sentences
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Bruce Wayne’s pronounced jawline and the Joker’s lankiness are other examples.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 8, 2023
The 21st century offers a more subjective take on mainstream attractiveness that favors lankiness and femininity.
From Salon ● Oct. 29, 2021
People tend to describe her as “lanky” given her 5-foot-11, but here’s a reminder how lankiness can exist without gawkiness.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 28, 2021
“You have to live it,” says Maksimtsov, a giant at 6-foot-4, whose outward lankiness belies an explosive inner strength.
From Slate ● Apr. 13, 2018
His age plus his stature equalled a certain lankiness.
From The Killer by White, Stewart Edward
