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Definition of lanky adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

lanky

adjective

NAmE//ˈlæŋki//

(lankier, lankiest)

(of a person) having long, thin arms and legs and moving in an awkward way synonym gangling a tall, lanky teenager

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