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   The meaning of LANKY is ungracefully tall and thin. How to use lanky in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Lanky.

2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishLANKY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   LANKY definition: 1. tall and thin and often moving awkwardly as a result: 2. tall and thin and often moving…. Learn more.

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   Use the adjective lanky to describe someone who’s tall, thin, and a little bit gawky. A lanky person is not only tall and thin but also a little bit awkward. You wouldn’t use lanky to describe a tall, slender person who moves gracefully.

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   If you describe someone as lanky, you mean that they are tall and thin and move rather awkwardly.

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   Lanky definition: ungracefully thin and rawboned; bony; gaunt. See examples of LANKY used in a sentence.

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   There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective lanky. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

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   What does lanky mean?

   • lean, spare, lank, lanky, gaunt, rawboned, scrawny, skinny mean thin because of an absence of excess flesh. lean stresses lack of fat and of curving contours. spare suggests leanness from abstemious living or constant exercise. lank implies tallness as well as leanness. lanky suggests awkwardness and loose-jointedness as well as thinness.

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   How do you describe a lanky person?

   • You wouldn’t use lanky to describe a tall, slender person who moves gracefully. Instead use lanky to describe someone who moves clumsily on his long limbs. You’ve probably seen a lanky basketball player who moves awkwardly but is still able to make the play, or a lanky teenager who seems to be made up entirely of long legs and long arms.

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   How is Lank formed?

   • is formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: lank adj., ‑y suffix1. lank, adj. & n.

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   What does spare lanky mean?

   • spare suggests leanness from abstemious living or constant exercise. lank implies tallness as well as leanness. lanky suggests awkwardness and loose-jointedness as well as thinness. gaunt implies marked thinness or emaciation as from overwork or suffering. rawboned suggests a large ungainly build without implying undernourishment.

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   2 days ago · lanky ( comparative lankier, superlative lankiest) ( informal) Tall, slim, and rather ungraceful or awkward.