gangling
adjective
gan·gling ˈgaŋ-gliŋ 
-glən
: tall, thin, and awkwardly built : lanky, gangly
He is a tall, rather gangling man, with straggly dark hair, a sort of misshapen handsomeness and a crinkly smile.
Graham Swift
Graham Swift
Synonyms
- gangly
- lanky
- rangy
- spindling
- spindly
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Example Sentences
the riders at the barn just loved the gangling newborn colt
Word History
Etymology
perhaps from gang entry 3 + -le, iterative verb suffix + -ing entry 3
First Known Use
1764, in the meaning defined above
gangling
adjective
as in lanky
being tall, thin and usually loose-jointed the riders at the barn just loved the gangling newborn colt Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- lanky
- gaunt
- gangly
- skinny
- spindly
- rangy
- slender
- thin
- bony
- spindling
- scrawny
- lank
- lean
- rawboned
- angular
- wiry
- scraggy
- willowy
- reedy
- weedy
- boney
- spidery
- twiggy
- waspish
- stringy
- slim
- spare
- racy
- spindle-legged
- spindle-shanked
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- stocky
- chubby
- thickset
- pudgy
- heavyset
- stumpy
- stubby
- stout
- bulky
- beefy
- chunky
- sturdy
- squat
- weighty
- rotund
- plump
- corpulent
- portly
- tubby
- overweight
- obese
- fleshy
- muscle-bound
- fat
- round
- full
- gross
- roly-poly
- on someone's side
- on someone's suggestion
- on someone's tail
- on someone's way out
- on something's way out
- on speaking terms
- on spec
- on special
- on special offer
- on staff
- on standby
- on steroids
- on such short notice
- on sufferance
- on suspicion of
- on tap
- on target
- on television
- on telly
- on tenterhooks
- on that score
- on that/this score
- on the air
- on the aisle
- on the alert