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lanky Definition


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lanky
adj
    lankier, lankiest
    1. Said of a person or animal: thin and tall, especially in an awkward and ungainly way.
      Thesaurus: attenuated, thin, gaunt, lean, emaciated, scrawny, slender, slim, meagre, spare; Antonym: burly.
Derivative: lankiness
noun
    Etymology: Anglo-Saxon hlanc.



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