lanky
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++lank·y /ˈlæŋki/ adjective TALL PERSONsomeone who is lanky is tall and thin, and moves awkwardly 瘦高而行动笨拙的 SYN gangling a lanky young man 一个又高又瘦、行动笨拙的小伙子 —lankiness noun [uncountable]
Examples from the Corpus
lanky• a lanky sixteen-year-old boy• We were met by a tall, lanky youth called Yusef.lank·y adjectiveChineseSyllable
thin, tall moves someone is Corpus and lanky and awkwardly who is
lanky
lank‧y /ˈlæŋki/
adjective
someone who is lanky is tall and thin, and moves awkwardly
SYN gangling:
a lanky young man
—lankiness noun [uncountable]
lank‧y /ˈlæŋki/
adjectivesomeone who is lanky is tall and thin, and moves awkwardly
SYN gangling:
—lankiness noun [uncountable]