lank
adjective
(of plants) unduly long and slender.
lankness
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a word derived from
lank.
Example Sentences
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Immense of size but with the graceful lankness of the tigers of to-day, Sabre-Tooth somewhat resembled them, though, beside him, the largest inmate of the Indian jungle would appear but puny.
From The Story of Ab A Tale of the Time of the Cave Man by Stanley Waterloo
When he turned inquiringly toward them they saw that he was stoop-shouldered; though not from any deformity, but from sheer, slouching lankness.
From The Flying U Ranch by B. M. Bower
By degrees, the color came back to his face, his lean figure lost something of its lankness, his tread grew firmer and more alert.
From On the Firing Line by Hamilton Brock Fuller
The lankiness of limb, and the lankness of feature and hair, sufficiently pleasing in poor Ted, stretched forth at his long length yonder, were not such agreeable characteristics in the mother.
From A Sheaf of Corn by Mary E. Mann
Mr. Prohack self-consciously carried his lankness and his big head across to Lady Massulam's table.
From Mr. Prohack by Arnold Bennett
