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    LANKY

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

    Irregular inflected forms: lankier  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation, lankiest  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

     I. (adjective) 

    Comparative and superlative

    Comparative: lankier  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Superlative: lankiest  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Tall and thinplay

    Synonyms:

    gangling; gangly; lanky

    Classified under:

    Adjectives

    Similar:

    lean; thin (lacking excess flesh)

    Derivation:

    lankiness (a tall and thin physique)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    Tall and thin and having long slender limbsplay

    Example:

    a lanky kid transformed almost overnight into a handsome young man

    Synonyms:

    gangling; gangly; lanky; rangy

    Classified under:

    Adjectives

    Similar:

    tall (great in vertical dimension; high in stature)

    Derivation:

    lankiness (a tall and thin physique)

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