lankier; lankiest
: ungracefully tall and thin
Examples of lanky in a Sentence
the lanky basketball star was great at slam-dunking
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There was also a toweling robe at the front morphing into a trench at the back, and a crisp cotton shirt or lanky khakis which had been washed to look as though they’d been weathered by the sun and the sea.
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Mark Holgate, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2024
And though its co-lead Amitabh Bachchan was known pre-Sholay for his fighting chops, the film — and the way Bachchan used his lanky body to swiftly slice through space — cemented his legend as one of the deftest action heroes of all time.
—Vikram Murthi, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2024
Adding insult to injury, the sequence is capped off with Tóth’s arrival at Ellis Island, which sees the lanky émigré scrambling through the darkened bowels of a ship in order to get his first glimpse of America… only for Lol Crawley’s swirling camera to find the Statue of Liberty upside down.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 1 Sep. 2024
Hilton Armstrong, 12th, New Orleans Hornets: The lanky big man never quite lived up to his lottery selection, playing three-plus seasons with New Orleans before bouncing around to four other teams.
—Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 26 June 2024
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Mark Holgate, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2024
And though its co-lead Amitabh Bachchan was known pre-Sholay for his fighting chops, the film — and the way Bachchan used his lanky body to swiftly slice through space — cemented his legend as one of the deftest action heroes of all time.
—Vikram Murthi, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2024
Adding insult to injury, the sequence is capped off with Tóth’s arrival at Ellis Island, which sees the lanky émigré scrambling through the darkened bowels of a ship in order to get his first glimpse of America… only for Lol Crawley’s swirling camera to find the Statue of Liberty upside down.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 1 Sep. 2024
Hilton Armstrong, 12th, New Orleans Hornets: The lanky big man never quite lived up to his lottery selection, playing three-plus seasons with New Orleans before bouncing around to four other teams.
—Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 26 June 2024
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“Lanky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lanky. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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