lanky
pronunciation
How to pronounce lanky in British English:
UK [ˈlæŋki]
How to pronounce lanky in American English:
US [ˈlæŋki]
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- Adjective:
- tall and thin and having long slender limbs
- ungracefully tall and thin
Word Origin
- lanky (adj.)
- 1630s, "straight and flat," used of hair, from lank + -y (2); sense of "awkwardly tall and thin" is first recorded 1818. Related: Lankiness.
Example
- 1. Indian villages have the fields and the lanky , young legs to develop the next pele or mia hamm .
- 2. The lanky teen is the star of his high school basketball team .
- 3. Their bodies are heavier set and are not as tall and lanky looking as some other subspecies .
- 4. The door behind unlocks and the lanky nurse comes in cautiously .
- 5. The guy 's a defensive force , and he 's athletic , lanky , and talented .