'Lanky' definitions:
Definition of 'lanky'
(from WordNet)
Definition of 'Lanky'
From: GCIDE
- Lanky \Lank"y\, a. Somewhat lank; tall, thin, bony and ungraceful. --Thackeray. [1913 Webster]
- The lanky Dinka, nearly seven feet in height. --The Century. [1913 Webster] Lanner
Synonyms of 'lanky'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- angular,
- bony,
- colossal,
- flat,
- flat-chested,
- fleshless,
- gangling,
- gangly,
- gaunt,
- gawky,
- giant,
- gigantic,
- lank,
- lean,
- lean-fleshed,
- lean-looking,
- leggy,
- lengthy,
- long,
- long-legged,
- meager,
- rangy,
- rawboned,
- scraggy,
- scrawny,
- skeletal,
- skinny,
- spare,
- spidery,
- spindling,
- spindly,
- statuesque,
- tall,
- thin,
- thin-bellied,
- thin-fleshed,
- twiggy,
- undersized,
- underweight