Meaning

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

    tall and lanky

    awkwardly lanky

    schlaksig

    долговязыйdolgovjazyj, дли́нныйdlínnyj

    tall and thin

Examples

9 sentences
  1. Tom is a tall and lanky guy.

  2. Tom is tall and lanky.

  3. Tom is lanky.

  4. Yanni was a tall and lanky guy.

  5. He's tall and lanky.

    ruОн долговязый. — Karok

    deEr ist groß und schlaksig. — Dani6187

Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
tall, slim:
Deutsch
tall, slim:

Origin

From lank + -y.

From lank + -y.

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Forms

lankier, lankiest
Comparativelankier Lesson
Superlativelankiest Lesson

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

2 related words
Relatedlankiness
Derivedlankily

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
lanky — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto