| 释义 | View usage for: (læŋki) Word forms: comparative lankier,  superlative lankiestadjectiveIf you describe someone as lanky, you mean that they are tall and thin and move rather awkwardly.  He was six feet four, all lanky and leggy. Synonyms: gangling, thin, tall, spare More Synonyms of lanky (ˈlæŋkɪ) adjectiveWord forms: lankier or lankiesttall, thin, and loose-jointedDerived formslankily (ˈlankily)  adverblankiness (ˈlankiness) nounlanky in American English (ˈlæŋki)   adjectiveWord forms: ˈlankier or ˈlankiest  tall and lean, or long and slenderoften used to suggest awkwardness in appearance or gait Derived formslankily (ˈlankily)  adverb lankiness (ˈlankiness)  nounThe choreographer's lanky frame and febrile energy seem to fill the small room.His lanky frame suggested weight would be the biggest enemy to progress.But the lanky striker is likely to find things hot up in the summer.They come in one size: tall and lanky.Will his lanky, damaged frame hold up if he tries?I feel tall and lanky with big shoulders.I can see his tall, lanky body walking up to the car.The lanky striker headed his 12th goal of the season 10 minutes from the end.I was tall and lanky.We were of similar weights but not of physique - I was considerably taller and lanky.A contemporary portrait of him shows a tall, rather lanky individual, with a pale complexion and heavily shadowed eyes.Examples of 'lanky' in a sentencelankyBritish English: lanky  /ˈlæŋkɪ / ADJECTIVE  If you describe someone as lanky, you mean that they are tall and thin and move rather awkwardly. He was six feet four, all lanky and leggy. American English: lanky Arabic: طَوِيلٌ مَعْ هُزَالٌ Brazilian Portuguese: magricela Chinese: 瘦长的 Croatian: štrkljav Czech: vytáhlý hubenýDanish: ranglet Dutch: slungelig European Spanish: desgarbado Finnish: hintelä French: dégingandé German: schlaksig Greek: ψηλόλιγνος Italian: magro Japanese: ひょろ長い Korean: 마르고 호리호리한 Norwegian: mager Polish: wychudzony European Portuguese: desengonçado Romanian: (despre persoane) deșiratRussian: долговязый Latin American Spanish: desgarbado Swedish: gänglig Thai: ผอมโย่ง Turkish: sırık gibi Ukrainian: довгов'язийVietnamese: cao gầy 
Chinese translation of 'lanky' adj  过(過)分瘦长(長)的(guòfèn shòucháng de)  ⇒ a lanky boy 一个瘦瘦高高的男孩(yī gè shòushòu gāogāo de nánhái)
Definition ungracefully tall and thin He was six feet four, all lanky and leggy.Synonyms tall weedy (informal) rangy rawbonedloose-jointedOpposites rounded, short, fat, muscular, plump, stout, burly, chubby, stocky, portly, rotund, sinewy, brawnyAdditional synonymsDefinition lean and bony He had an angular face with prominent cheekbones.Synonyms skinny,  spare,  lean,  gaunt,  bony,  lanky,  scrawny,  lank,  rangy,  rawboned,  macilent (rare)Definition thin an old man with a bony face and white hairSynonyms thin,  lean,  skinny,  angular,  gaunt,  skeletal,  haggard,  emaciated,  scrawny,  undernourished,  cadaverous,  rawboned,  macilent (rare)Definition bony and emaciated in appearance Looking gaunt and tired, he denied there was anything to worry about.Synonyms thin,  lean,  skinny,  skeletal,  wasted,  drawn,  spare,  pinched,  angular,  bony,  lanky,  haggard,  emaciated,  scrawny,  skin and bone,  scraggy,  cadaverous,  rawboned,  macilent (rare)languishinglanguorlanklankylanternlaplap something up
Additional synonymsDefinition unpleasantly thin and bony a flock of scraggy sheepSynonyms scrawny,  lean,  skinny,  angular,  gaunt,  bony,  lanky,  emaciated,  undernourished,  gangling,  rawbonedDefinition very thin and bony a scrawny woman with dyed black hairSynonyms thin,  lean,  skinny,  angular,  gaunt,  skeletal,  bony,  lanky,  undernourished,  skin-and-bones (informal),  scraggy,  rawboned,  macilent (rare)Definition (of a person) tall and thin She was thin and spare, with a shapely intelligent face.Synonyms thin,  lean,  slim,  slender,  slight,  meagre,  gaunt,  wiry,  lank,  macilent (rare)Definition (of a person or animal) having no excess body fat a tall, thin man with grey hairSynonyms slim,  spare,  lean,  slight,  slender,  skinny,  light,  meagre,  skeletal,  bony,  lanky,  emaciated,  spindly,  underweight,  scrawny,  lank,  undernourished,  skin and bone,  scraggy,  thin as a rake,  macilent (rare) |