LANKY (lankier, lankiest)
Dictionary entry overview: What does lanky mean? • LANKY (adjective)
The adjective LANKY has 2 senses:
1. tall and thin and having long slender limbs
2. tall and thin
Familiarity information: LANKY used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• LANKY (adjective)
Meaning:
Tall and thin and having long slender limbs
Synonyms:
gangling; gangly; lanky; rangy
Context examples:
a gangling teenager / a lanky kid transformed almost overnight into a handsome young man
Similar:
tall (great in vertical dimension; high in stature)
Meaning:
Tall and thin
Synonyms:
gangling; gangly; lanky
Similar:
lean; thin (lacking excess flesh)
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