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lanky

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 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
lankya lanky sixteen-year-old boyWe 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
lanky /ˈlæŋki/ adjective
someone who is lanky is tall and thin, and moves awkwardly
   SYN  gangling:
    a lanky young man
—lankiness noun [uncountable]


lankyBrE /ˈlæŋki/ 🔊NAmE /ˈlæŋki/ 🔊 adjective (lank·ier, lank·iest) (of a person ) having long thin arms and legs and moving in an awkward way 瘦长(或胳膊、腿细长)而行动笨拙的 SYN gangling a tall, lanky teenager身材瘦长的少年