lanky

lanky

English

Etymology

From lank +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlæŋk.i/
• Rhymes: -æŋki

Adjective

lanky (comparative lankier, superlative lankiest)

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

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:scrawny
• gangly

Derived terms

• lankily
• lankiness

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: dégingandé (fr) German: schlaksig (de) Greek: ψηλόλιγνος (el) (psilólignos)

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

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• Kylan