Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Tall, thin, and often ungainly. synonym: lean.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Somewhat lank; tending to or characteristic. of lankness or leanness.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Somewhat lank; tall, thin, bony and ungraceful.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective informal Somewhat
lank ;tall ,slim , and ratherungraceful orawkward .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective tall and thin and having long slender limbs
- adjective tall and thin
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Examples
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When hit by major recoil I move hardly at all, but Heavey, being tall and lanky, is flung about like a rag doll.
Why Weight? 2005
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He\'s been described as lanky and somewhat awkward, but TJ\'s sandy-hair and freckles make him a dreamy, how should I say ... dork.
Lindsay Mannering: Top 10 Prettiest Presidents: A Slideshow And Poll 2009
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Though tall, he was too well built to be called lanky, and showed that he possessed both strength and activity.
The Three Admirals William Henry Giles Kingston 1847
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For those of you with long memories, you may recall a lanky, genial Australian weatherman turned talk show host named Gordon Elliot.
Slashfood Nicki Gostin 2010
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Evan is tall and lanky, which is perfect for the quickstep.
Television Without Pity Kim 2010
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For those of you with long memories, you may recall a lanky, genial Australian weatherman turned talk show host named Gordon Elliot.
Slashfood Nicki Gostin 2010
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The robber was described as a lanky white man in his 20s or 30s, about 6 feet tall.
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Yeah, Hugh Jackman as Wolverine was a good pick besides him being tall and kind of lanky, but even that wasn't Singer's first pick for the role.
Bryan Singer Fancies Another Go At The X-Men And Superman | /Film 2009
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He is a tall young man, -- "lanky," as she has herself expressed him, -- with thick brown hair, closely cropped.
Molly Bawn Margaret Wolfe Hamilton
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Tall people should be slim, otherwise the word 'lanky' is used - and that's not nice.
unknown title 2009
Prolagus commented on the word lanky
First example:
It seem to contradict the definition for lanky, doesn't it? It makes it sound like "lanky" is a tall person that is not slim.
June 24, 2010
Prolagus commented on the word lanky
Anybody?
July 23, 2010
reesetee commented on the word lanky
Yes, I think it contradicts the meaning. Odd....
July 23, 2010