lankier; lankiest
: ungracefully tall and thin
Examples of lanky in a Sentence
the lanky basketball star was great at slam-dunking
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His bushy cowboy mustache and lanky frame were instantly recognizable from across the often-crowded bar.
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Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 11 May 2024
In Slaughter’s novels, Will is described as white, tall and lanky with short dirty-blond hair; Rodríguez, on the other hand, is of medium build with brown skin and dark, graying hair.
—Max Gao, NBC News, 30 Apr. 2024
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Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 11 May 2024
In Slaughter’s novels, Will is described as white, tall and lanky with short dirty-blond hair; Rodríguez, on the other hand, is of medium build with brown skin and dark, graying hair.
—Max Gao, NBC News, 30 Apr. 2024
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“Lanky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lanky. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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