as in gaunt
being tall, thin and usually loose-jointed
a gangly teenager who was born to play varsity basketball
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Recent Examples of gangly
Dern is volcanic, her movements childlike and untamed in their gangly abrasiveness.
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Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 8 May 2024
So named for his gangly appearance by teammates at Miami, the Hall of Fame linebacker spent one all-pro season with the Packers in 1974.
—Journal Sentinel, 27 Jan. 2024
Eventually, the group’s number is reduced to one: a gangly, smart-mouthed junior named Angus Tully, played by newcomer Dominic Sessa in an exceptionally impressive debut.
—Ann Hornaday, Washington Post, 1 Nov. 2023
The gangly wood stork, with its long legs and bald head, is none of those.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2023
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Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 8 May 2024
So named for his gangly appearance by teammates at Miami, the Hall of Fame linebacker spent one all-pro season with the Packers in 1974.
—Journal Sentinel, 27 Jan. 2024
Eventually, the group’s number is reduced to one: a gangly, smart-mouthed junior named Angus Tully, played by newcomer Dominic Sessa in an exceptionally impressive debut.
—Ann Hornaday, Washington Post, 1 Nov. 2023
The gangly wood stork, with its long legs and bald head, is none of those.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gangly
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Last week, three male Israeli hostages who were released were frail and gaunt — appearing to be in worse condition than previous hostages Hamas released.—
Daniel Estrin,
NPR,
15 Feb. 2025
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Some appeared gaunt, and the Palestinian Red Crescent emergency service said four were taken for treatment.—
Jalal Bwaitel,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Magan is well aware of the success other long, lanky players who can shoot from the outside have had at Burlington Central.—
Paul Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Feb. 2025
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The six-foot-tall, lanky, long hair, just zenith prototype beauty standard for my generation.—
Hugh Grant,
Vogue,
14 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Her appearances have been accompanied by stylish, noir chic ensembles: a button-up white top and skinny black tie here, a glen plaid gray jacket and slacks there.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2025
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Raymond Hall Hailey Bieber also avoided the mob wife aesthetic by pairing her leopard coat with trousers and minimal accessories like black skinny sunglasses and a square-toed shoe.—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
14 Feb. 2025
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Two dense clusters of the spindly florals become a bikini-tie top, worn with an open-front catsuit that looks like it was drawn directly onto the models body.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN,
4 Feb. 2025
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Listing photos suggest even the décor is unchanged: spindly furniture, oil paintings, and, in that dining room, the kind of plush fabric wall coverings that entice curious fingertips in the decorative wing of the Met.—
Adriane Quinlan,
Curbed,
29 July 2024
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His tools are evident: The ability to hang onto the puck under pressure for a rangier player, or split through traffic to handle underneath sticks, the ability to skate and shoot, the pro frame (listed by the Eagles at 6-foot-1 and 180 pounds), etc.—
Scott Wheeler,
The Athletic,
17 Jan. 2025
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The young defenceman was rangy, wanted desperately to be a beast to play against and offered some mobility.—
Joshua Kloke,
The Athletic,
4 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Truong makes a strong case for it and goes minimal with thin French tips and daisies peeking out on the corners of each nail for singer Ella Mai.—
Audrey Noble,
Vogue,
18 Feb. 2025
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This draconian action will increase the workload and place new responsibilities on a workforce that is already stretched thin.—
Kathryn Krupnik,
CBS News,
17 Feb. 2025
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Lift your hips off the ground and place a block underneath your sacrum, the widest, boniest part of your pelvis.—
Cory Martin,
Verywell Health,
16 Oct. 2024
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Differences in Adult Bones That being said, some adults are bonier than others.—
Sam Walters,
Discover Magazine,
3 Nov. 2023
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“Gangly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gangly. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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