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Definition of lanky : Somewhat lank.

Synonyms:

fat, rangy, gaunt, fleshless, tall, gangly, meager, angular, rawboned, spare, twiggy, weedy, bony, spindly, spindling, gangling, lank

skeletal, tight, fine, skinny, slender, narrow, willowy, scrawny, thin, slim, tenuous, lean

Usage examples:

• " The pike's the best road," said the lanky man. - "Ashton-Kirk, Investigator", John T. McIntyre.
• Six riders came through the trees, rushing their horses, and John Merchant saw Bill Dozier's well- known, lanky form in the lead. - "Way of the Lawless", Max Brand.
• This time it was a lanky boy, with, a blue bag over his shoulder and a notebook and pencil- stump in his hand. - "In Luck at Last", Walter Besant.