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View usage for: (læŋki) Word forms: comparative lankier, superlative lankiestadjectiveIf you describe someone as lanky, you mean that they are tall and thin and move rather awkwardly. He was six feet four, all lanky and leggy. Synonyms: gangling, thin, tall, spare More Synonyms of lanky (ˈlæŋkɪ) adjectiveWord forms: lankier or lankiesttall, thin, and loose-jointed Derived forms lankily (ˈlankily) adverb lankiness (ˈlankiness) noun lanky in American English (ˈlæŋki) adjectiveWord forms: ˈlankier or ˈlankiest tall and lean, or long and slender often used to suggest awkwardness in appearance or gait Derived forms lankily (ˈlankily) adverb lankiness (ˈlankiness) noun Examples of 'lanky' in a sentencelanky The choreographer's lanky frame and febrile energy seem to fill the small room.His lanky frame suggested weight would be the biggest enemy to progress.But the lanky striker is likely to find things hot up in the summer.They come in one size: tall and lanky.Will his lanky, damaged frame hold up if he tries?I feel tall and lanky with big shoulders.I can see his tall, lanky body walking up to the car.The lanky striker headed his 12th goal of the season 10 minutes from the end.I was tall and lanky.We were of similar weights but not of physique - I was considerably taller and lanky.A contemporary portrait of him shows a tall, rather lanky individual, with a pale complexion and heavily shadowed eyes. British English: lanky / ˈlæŋkɪ/ ADJECTIVE If you describe someone as lanky, you mean that they are tall and thin and move rather awkwardly. He was six feet four, all lanky and leggy. - American English: lanky
- Arabic: طَوِيلٌ مَعْ هُزَالٌ
- Brazilian Portuguese: magricela
- Chinese: 瘦长的
- Croatian: štrkljav
- Czech: vytáhlý hubený
- Danish: ranglet
- Dutch: slungelig
- European Spanish: desgarbado
- Finnish: hintelä
- French: dégingandé
- German: schlaksig
- Greek: ψηλόλιγνος
- Italian: magro
- Japanese: ひょろ長い
- Korean: 마르고 호리호리한
- Norwegian: mager
- Polish: wychudzony
- European Portuguese: desengonçado
- Romanian: (despre persoane) deșirat
- Russian: долговязый
- Latin American Spanish: desgarbado
- Swedish: gänglig
- Thai: ผอมโย่ง
- Turkish: sırık gibi
- Ukrainian: довгов'язий
- Vietnamese: cao gầy
Chinese translation of 'lanky' adj -
过(過)分瘦长(長)的 (guòfèn shòucháng de) ⇒ a lanky boy 一个瘦瘦高高的男孩 (yī gè shòushòu gāogāo de nánhái)
Definition ungracefully tall and thin He was six feet four, all lanky and leggy. Synonyms tall weedy (informal) rangy rawboned loose-jointedOpposites rounded , short , fat , muscular , plump , stout , burly , chubby , stocky , portly , rotund , sinewy , brawny Additional synonymsDefinition lean and bony He had an angular face with prominent cheekbones. Synonyms skinny, spare, lean, gaunt, bony, lanky, scrawny, lank, rangy, rawboned, macilent (rare) Definition thin an old man with a bony face and white hair Synonyms thin, lean, skinny, angular, gaunt, skeletal, haggard, emaciated, scrawny, undernourished, cadaverous, rawboned, macilent (rare) Definition bony and emaciated in appearance Looking gaunt and tired, he denied there was anything to worry about. Synonyms thin, lean, skinny, skeletal, wasted, drawn, spare, pinched, angular, bony, lanky, haggard, emaciated, scrawny, skin and bone, scraggy, cadaverous, rawboned, macilent (rare) - languishing
- languor
- lank
- lanky
- lantern
- lap
- lap something up
Additional synonymsDefinition unpleasantly thin and bony a flock of scraggy sheep Synonyms scrawny, lean, skinny, angular, gaunt, bony, lanky, emaciated, undernourished, gangling, rawboned Definition very thin and bony a scrawny woman with dyed black hair Synonyms thin, lean, skinny, angular, gaunt, skeletal, bony, lanky, undernourished, skin-and-bones (informal), scraggy, rawboned, macilent (rare) Definition (of a person) tall and thin She was thin and spare, with a shapely intelligent face. Synonyms thin, lean, slim, slender, slight, meagre, gaunt, wiry, lank, macilent (rare) Definition (of a person or animal) having no excess body fat a tall, thin man with grey hair Synonyms slim, spare, lean, slight, slender, skinny, light, meagre, skeletal, bony, lanky, emaciated, spindly, underweight, scrawny, lank, undernourished, skin and bone, scraggy, thin as a rake, macilent (rare) |