lanky

See also: Lanky

English

Etymology

From lank + -y.

Pronunciation

• (without æ-raising) IPA^(key): /ˈlæŋk.i/, [ˈlæŋk.ɪi̯]

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• (æ-raising)
  • (US, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈleɪ̯ŋki/, [ˈleɪ̯ŋkɪi̯]; /ˈlɛ̃ŋki/, [ˈlɛ̃ŋkɪi̯]
• Rhymes: -æŋki
• Hyphenation: lank‧y

Adjective

lanky (comparative lankier, superlative lankiest)

1. (informal, derogatory) Tall, slim, and rather ungraceful or awkward.

   tall and lanky

   awkwardly lanky

   long, lanky frame

   The lanky teenager towered over his classmates.

   A lanky cat slinked across the alley.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:scrawny
• gangly

Derived terms

• lankily
• lankiness

Translations

tall, slim

• Bikol:

  Central Bikol: wakoy-wakoy

• Cebuano: balaghoy, gangkaw, lagsaw, mantiw, tikling, waklay, yagkaw
• Czech: vytáhlý
• Dutch: dun (nl), slungelig (nl)
• Estonian: kiitsakas, vilajas
• Finnish: hontelo (fi)
• French: dégingandé (fr)
• German: schlaksig (de)
• Greek: ψηλόλιγνος (el) (psilólignos)
• Hungarian: nyurga (hu)
• Irish: caol ard, fada caol, scrogallach, scailleagánta
• Italian: allampanato (it) m
• Māori: pākokekoke, tokoroa, pakikoke
• Norman: lîndget m (Jersey)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: hengslete, slåpen

• Portuguese: esguio (pt)
• Russian: долговязый (ru) m (dolgovjazyj), дли́нный (ru) m (dlínnyj)
• Scottish Gaelic: caol, seang
• Spanish: larguirucho (es)
• Swedish: gänglig (sv), ranglig (sv)

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