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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)
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