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lankiness

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lank⋅y

  [lang-kee]
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–adjective, lank⋅i⋅er, lank⋅i⋅est.
ungracefully thin and rawboned; bony; gaunt: a very tall and lanky man.
Origin:
1660–70; lank + -y 1

Related forms:
lank⋅i⋅ly, adverb
lank⋅i⋅ness, noun
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lank·y   (lāng'kē)   
adj.   lank·i·er, lank·i·est
Tall, thin, and ungainly. See Synonyms at lean2.
lank'i·ly adv., lank'i·ness n.
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