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lank·y
 lanky
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- pronunciation:
- laeng
ki
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
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adjective |
| inflections: |
lankier, lankiest |
| definition: |
tall and thin to the point of awkwardness; rawboned.
A lanky adolescent may grow into a lean and graceful adult.- synonyms:
- gangly, weedy
- antonyms:
- squat
- similar words:
- angular, bony, gaunt, gawky, rawboned, scraggy, scrawny, spindly
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| related words: |
emaciated, lean, meager, skinny, slight, spare, thin |
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| derivations: |
lankily (adv.), lankiness (n.) |
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