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gangly

[gang-glee] Origin

gan·gly

[gang-glee]
adjective, -gli·er, -gli·est.

Origin:
1870–75, Americanism
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Gangly is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
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gangling or gangly (ˈɡæŋɡlɪŋ, ˈɡæŋɡlɪ)
 
adj
tall, lanky, and awkward in movement
 
[perhaps related to gangrel; see gang²]
 
gangly or gangly
 
adj
 
[perhaps related to gangrel; see gang²]

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gangly
1872, alteration of gangling.
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