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lanky lanky definition

lanky


 
  Overview  of  adj  lanky 
 
  The  adj  lanky  has  2  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  gangling,  gangly,  lanky,  rangy  --  (tall  and  thin  and  having  long  slender  limbs;  "a  gangling  teenager";  "a  lanky  kid  transformed  almost  overnight  into  a  handsome  young  man") 
  2.  (1)  gangling,  gangly,  lanky  --  (ungracefully  tall  and  thin) 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  lanky 
 
  2  senses  of  lanky 
 
  Sense  1 
  gangling,  gangly,  lanky,  rangy 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  tall)  ->  short 
 
  Sense  2 
  gangling,  gangly,  lanky 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  thin)  ->  fat 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  lanky 
 
  2  senses  of  lanky 
 
  Sense  1 
  gangling,  gangly,  lanky,  rangy 
  =>  tall  (vs.  short) 
 
  Sense  2 
  gangling,  gangly,  lanky 
  =>  thin  (vs.  fat),  lean 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  lanky 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  lanky 
 
  lanky  used  as  an  adjective  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  lanky 
  lanky 
 
  Overview  of  adj  lanky 
 
  The  adj  lanky  has  2  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  gangling,  gangly,  lanky,  rangy  --  (tall  and  thin  and  having  long  slender  limbs;  "a  gangling  teenager";  "a  lanky  kid  transformed  almost  overnight  into  a  handsome  young  man") 
  2.  (1)  gangling,  gangly,  lanky  --  (ungracefully  tall  and  thin) 



lanky definition