单词	gangly
释义	gangly adjective gan·​gly ˈgaŋ-glē  ganglier; gangliest 1 a : tall and thin and moving with a loose-jointed awkwardness : lanky, gangling It is a cool night in San Jose, and gangly teenagers stream toward the Gunderson gym. Chris Ballard b : long and thin His linen suit was appropriately rumpled … and his gangly legs were jacked up against the glove box, as he resisted suggestions to slide his seat back. Cara Buckley 2 of a plant : having a tall and sparse appearance : lacking fullness These tall (to 8 feet), sometimes gangly shrubs bear cup-shaped, strong-scented flowers. Michael MacCaskey Synonyms gangling lanky rangy spindling spindly See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences a gangly teenager who was born to play varsity basketball Recent Examples on the Web Around a bend, Pilgrim came into view, towering over a fence beside the road: 23 feet of legs and neck covered in brown puzzle pieces, somehow both muscular and gangly. Rowan Moore Gerety, The Atlantic, 18 May 2022 Because there was no way the gangly 5-foot-11 freshman with a mop of golden hair could be serious. Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune, 15 Aug. 2022 The Frenchman arrived in Utah nearly a decade ago, gangly and unproven, confident and undeterred. Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 4 July 2022 At the time, Clarke said, Giddey was going through a teenage growth spurt — all gangly limbs, stiff hips and raw potential. New York Times, 29 Mar. 2022 What is clear from the start is that this gangly, unassuming fellow radiates sweetness. Thr Magazine, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 June 2022 Dewhirst was gangly, lightly bearded, and wearing an orange vest. Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 27 May 2022 Glenn walked onto Lausanne’s campus a gangly, big-footed 140-pounder from Covington, Tenn., a small town of 8,863 people, per the latest census. Nick Alvarez | Nalvarez@al.com, al, 23 June 2022 With that third pick, Auerbach took a gangly 6-11 kid from Minnesota named Kevin McHale. Bob Ryan, BostonGlobe.com, 1 June 2022 See More Word History Etymology probably from gangl(ing) + -y entry 1 First Known Use 1871, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Kids Definition gangly adjective gan·​gly ˈgaŋ-glē  ganglier; gangliest : tall, thin, and awkward a gangly teenager gangly adjective as in gaunt being tall, thin and usually loose-jointed a gangly teenager who was born to play varsity basketball Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance gaunt lanky gangling skinny spindly rangy thin bony slender spindling scrawny lank lean angular wiry rawboned scraggy willowy boney weedy reedy spidery stringy twiggy slim waspish racy spare spindle-legged spindle-shanked Antonyms & Near Antonyms stocky pudgy stubby chubby heavyset stumpy thickset bulky chunky beefy stout sturdy squat weighty portly plump rotund tubby corpulent overweight muscle-bound fleshy obese full round gross fat roly-poly See More
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