stalky

[staw-kee]

adjective

stalkier, stalkiest 

1. abounding in stalks. stalk.

2. stalklike; long and slender.

stalky

/ ˈstɔːkɪ /

adjective

1. like a stalk; slender and tall

2. having or abounding in stalks

Other Word Forms

• stalkily adverb
• stalkiness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of stalky¹

First recorded in 1545–55; stalk ¹ + -y ¹

Example Sentences

"There's no goodness in it, it's just completely stalky with no nutritional value at all."

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The stalky power forward, a son of a professional Congolese boxer, tried to match every American haymaker with a punch of his own.

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Lately, Pelicans fans have been rising to their feet in the Smoothie King Center each time Williamson launches his stalky, muscle-bound, 6-foot-6 frame toward the rim, either with the ball in his hands or on its way to him via a lob.

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Wearing white spandex emblazoned with his nickname, “The Natural,” he stared at his stalky 4-foot-3 body in a mirror, his light brown hair perfectly jelled, a scab on his left knee leftover from a recent staph infection.

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They were out of baby’s breath, but on the floor around them were buckets of thousands of donated blooms — fragrant lilies, roses and carnations, blue delphinium, stalky allium and green bells of Ireland.

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