lanky
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ki adjective, lank·i·er, lank·i·est.
ungracefully thin and rawboned; bony; gaunt: a very tall and lanky man.
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| —adj , lankier, lankiest | |
| tall, thin, and loose-jointed | |
| 'lankily | |
| —adv | |
| 'lankiness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
lanky
1630s, "straight and flat," used of hair, from lank; sense of "awkwardly tall and thin" is first recorded 1818.
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Example sentences
The tall and lanky left-handed pitcher of the local club was an enigma to the heavy hitters of the opposing team.
He, lanky and rumpled in torn jeans and gray fleece sweater, sits on the floor.
In my woods, its lanky lower branches droop to the ground and route, forming holly brambles and drifts of knife sharp hedges.
Make cuttings of lanky geraniums and other house plants that have spent the summer outside.
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