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lanky

[ lang-kee ]

adjective

lankier, lankiest.
  1. ungracefully thin and rawboned; bony; gaunt:

    a very tall and lanky man.



lanky

/ ˈ±ôæŋ°ìɪ /

adjective

  1. tall, thin, and loose-jointed
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ±ô²¹²Ô°ì¾±²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
  • ˈ±ô²¹²Ô°ì¾±±ô²â, adverb
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ±ô²¹²Ô°ìi·±ô²â adverb
  • ±ô²¹²Ô°ìi·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of lanky1

First recorded in 1660–70; lank + -y 1
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But still, the already lanky right-hander looked concerningly skinny from the liquid-only diet he was forced to adopt in the wake of his surgery.

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“Come on in, Big Bill,†Lee told Walton before kidding him about the special chair he used to support his lanky frame on broadcasts.

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And then came Wednesday, when they officially partnered with the lanky 100-mph Japanese phenom that the entire league coveted.

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An old photo captures Williams looking like a lanky camp counselor as he shows students an edible plant.

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“I was this very lanky and solitary, feverish, strange boy spending a lot of time in this bookshop,†he recalls.

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