lanky

English

Etymology

From lank +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈlæŋk.i/
Rhymes: -æŋki

Adjective

lanky (comparative lankier, superlative lankiest)

(informal) Tall, slim, and rather ungraceful or awkward.

Synonyms

See also Thesaurus:scrawny
gangly

Derived terms

Translations

tall, slim

Bikol Central: wakoy-wakoy
Cebuano: balaghoy, gangkaw, lagsaw, mantiw, tikling, waklay, yagkaw
Dutch: graatmager, dun (nl), slungel (nl)
Estonian: kiitsakas, vilajas
Finnish: hontelo (fi)
French: élancé (fr)
German: schlacksig
Greek: ψηλόλιγνος (el) (psilólignos)

Irish: caol ard, fada caol, scrogallach, scailleagánta
Italian: allampanato (it) m
Maori: pākokekoke, tokoroa
Norman: lîndget (Jersey)
Norwegian: hengslete, skabelonaktig, slåpen
Russian: долговязый (ru) m (dolgovjazyj), дли́нный (ru) m (dlínnyj)
Scottish Gaelic: caol, seang
Spanish: larguirucho m

Anagrams

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