gangly
pronunciation
How to pronounce gangly in British English:
UK ['ɡæŋɡlɪ]
How to pronounce gangly in American English:
US ['ɡæŋɡlɪ]
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- Adjective:
- tall and thin and having long slender limbs
- ungracefully tall and thin
Word Origin
- gangly (adj.)
- 1872 (Mark Twain, "Roughing It"), an American English alteration of gangling.
Example
- 1. He was short and gangly looking .
- 2. You summon a feral , gangly creature of shadow and mist to do your bidding .
- 3. His two older brothers were 17 , while bin laden can be seen as a gangly teenager with an open and slightly unsure smile .
- 4. Asks a chinese tour guide in mandarin as a young , gangly soldier walks onto a tour bus to check passports and id cards before crossing into the dmz .
- 5. He remained a gangly , reticent figure hovering at the edge of our family life .