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gangly

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gan⋅gly

  [gang-glee]
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–adjective, -gli⋅er, -gli⋅est.
gangling.
Origin:
1870–75, Americanism

gan⋅gling

  [gang-gling]
–adjective
awkwardly tall and spindly; lank and loosely built.
Also, gangly.

Origin:
1800–10; akin to obs. gangrel gangling person; cf. gang 1
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gan·gly   (gāng'glē)   
adj.   gan·gli·er, gan·gli·est
Gangling.

[Alteration of gangling.]
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