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lanky
[ lang-kee ]
adjective
- ungracefully thin and rawboned; bony; gaunt:
a very tall and lanky man.
lanky
/ ˈlæŋkɪ /
adjective
- tall, thin, and loose-jointed
Derived Forms
- ˈlankiness, noun
- ˈlankily, adverb
Other Words From
- lanki·ly adverb
- lanki·ness noun
Example Sentences
Glen’s long arms and legs qualify as lanky, but his accomplishments, confidence, and clarity give him a muscular air of leadership.
The former Iowa State Cyclone and Chicago standout is 6-foot-4 and has lanky arms that lead to an impressive 7-foot-1 wingspan, making him a steal and deflection threat on defense and helping him to score quickly off the bench.
Terrell was talented, already tall and lanky as a 10-year-old.
The lanky young man approached Mary saying he wanted to dance with her “in the worst way.”
When you are 6-foot-4 and describe yourself as “lanky as hell,” a Zoom date might not be a bad way to meet someone for the first time.
Letterman is a senior-citizen-aged lanky Midwesterner who is clever but never too edgy with his guests.
The lanky, scandal-scarred former Congressman and purveyor of the now colloquial sext, has lived and died by the tweet.
The Clintons were taking a gamble by embracing the lanky onetime long shot who now stepped up to take the oath.
The heads are the only large aspects of these characters; no one appears tall or lanky.
Yet it is no exaggeration to say this lanky Texan with prodigious talent fired a huge salvo in the thawing of the Cold War.
Even Tim, so fine and big, had in this homely, lanky man a rival well worth watching.
My lean and lanky form filled out, and I became familiar with the greeting of my friends: “Why, how well you look!”
Weston I had always known as a lanky man, but about his loosely fitting garments there had been an air of careless distinction.
The officer in charge assigns me to a machine occupied by a lanky prisoner in stripes.
I was one of those long, lanky, loose-jointed girls Who fool people into believing They are willowy and psychic and mysterious.
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