lank
adjective
(of plants) unduly long and slender.
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
His abundant white hair fell lankly about his head, instead of being in crisp curls as usual.
From The Doctor's Dilemma by Hesba Stretton
A hard skin will have straight and stiff hair; it will not have a curl, but be thinly and lankly distributed equally over the surface.
From Cattle and Their Diseases Embracing Their History and Breeds, Crossing and Breeding, And Feeding and Management; With the Diseases to which They are Subject, And The Remedies Best Adapted to their Cure by Robert Jennings
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 Harry Spafford Potter
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 Emily Brontë
