lankly
- a word derived from lank.
Example Sentences
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The rain dashed against her and flattened her hair lankly over her cheeks.
From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman
The livery stable was convenient, just around the corner on Cross Street, and S. Potts came lankly and lazily around the corner.
From Kilo : being the love story of Eliph' Hewlitt, book agent by Butler, Ellis Parker
His long, dark hair fell about his thin face lankly, and it was an easy matter, by dropping his head, to hide his features completely.
From The Place Beyond the Winds by Potter, Harry Spafford
Her pretty face was wan and listless; her hair uncurled: some locks hanging lankly down, and some carelessly twisted round her head.
From Wuthering Heights by Brontë, Emily
The damp air wet his hair, and it hung lankly back from his haggard face.
From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 20, September, 1877. by Various
