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lank·y
 lanky
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- pronunciation:
- laeng
ki
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adjective |
| inflections: |
lankier, lankiest |
| definition: |
tall, thin, and awkward.
A lanky boy may grow into a graceful man.- antonyms:
- squat
- similar words:
- angular, bony, gaunt, scrawny
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| related words: |
lean, skinny, slight, spare, thin |
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| derivations: |
lankily (adv.), lankiness (n.) |
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