stalky
Americanadjective
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like a stalk; slender and tall
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having or abounding in stalks
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Origin of stalky
Example Sentences
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"There's no goodness in it, it's just completely stalky with no nutritional value at all."
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2025
The stalky power forward, a son of a professional Congolese boxer, tried to match every American haymaker with a punch of his own.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2024
“There’s nine million square feet of office being built,” Holm said, as we drove through downtown, cranes and glass skyscrapers glinting above stalky yellow-limestone and red-granite buildings.
From New York Times ● Nov. 12, 2021
Alternatively, vinegar, salt and sugar can net you some nice and stalky refrigerator pickles.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 14, 2020
Over the edge of the deck, past the sandy dunes with feathery, stalky plants, Cat could see for miles.
From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn
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