Lanky

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Tall, thin, and ungainly. See Synonyms at lean2.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Somewhat lank; tall, slim, and rather ungraceful or awkward.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Somewhat lank; tall, thin, bony and ungraceful.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Somewhat lank; tending to or characteristic. of lankness or leanness.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. tall and thin and having long slender limbs
  • adj. tall and thin
  • Equivalent
    tall    lean    thin   
    Cross Reference
    straight   
    Variant
    lankier    lankiest   
    Form
    lankiness    lankily   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    scrawny   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Francie    Yankee    cranky    hankey    hanky   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    stocky    skinny    rangy    wiry    dark-haired    balding    long-legged    gangling    lean    gaunt