lanky

English

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈlæŋk.i/, X-SAMPA: /"l{Nk.i/
• Rhymes: -æŋki

Adjective

lanky (comparative lankier, superlative lankiest)

1. (informal) Somewhat lank; tall, slim, and rather ungraceful or awkward.

Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:scrawny

Derived terms

• lankily
• lankiness

Translations

tall, slim

• Dutch: graatmager (nl), dun (nl), slungel (nl)
• Estonian: kiitsakas (et), vilajas (et)
• Finnish: hontelo (fi)
• French: grand (fr)

• German: schlacksig (de)
• Italian: allampanato (it) m
• Jèrriais: lîndget
• Norwegian: hengslete (no), skabelonaktig (no), slåpen (no)
• Russian: долговязый (ru) (dolgovyazyi) m, длинный (ru) (dlinnyj) m
• Scottish Gaelic: caol (gd), seang (gd)