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Meanings of
lanky
in English
Tall and thin and having long slender limbs.
gangly
rangy
gangling
Related terms
thin
tall
lean
Usage of
lanky
in English
1
Success came quickly when the
lanky
teenager started taking his running seriously.
2
Kessler started, his
lanky
body twitching as if she'd applied a shock.
3
Two
lanky
youngsters in Canadian uniform are talking to Henry and me.
4
The
lanky
thoroughbred ran 65 metres without ever looking like getting touched.
5
The
lanky
person settled himself comfortably and began on a confidential communication.
6
The
lanky
prey dangles beneath the huntress, all limp, lifeless and paralysed.
7
Bolt's coach Glen Mills confirmed the
lanky
sprinter's training had been hampered.
8
The goal was the
lanky
defender's fifth in the PSL this season.
9
With a fluid motion, he hoisted his
lanky
frame to his feet.
10
In the interview, the
lanky
dark-haired musician discussed his influences and ambitions.
11
She'd traded them for
lanky
,
transplanted palm trees and spindly desert shrubs.
12
A
lanky
man in his twenties stood up, electric guitar in hand.
13
The ambassador was tall and
lanky
,
with a kind and gentle demeanor.
14
By then I was a
lanky
six feet, three inches or so.
15
A lot of colourless, rather
lanky
hair was scattered over her shoulders.
16
Elizabeth looked at him, a
lanky
barefoot boy with trousers too short.
Other examples for "lanky"
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lanky
Adjective
Frequent collocations
lanky man
lanky frame
lanky figure
lanky one
lanky youth
More collocations
Lanky
through the time
Lanky
across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common