adj, slang ·2 syllables ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Long and thin, like a stalk of a plant.

   "I peeped between the stalky parts of the Lindsays’ lilacs."

2. 2
   Of a plant, having stalks.
3. 3
   Resembling or characteristic of a stalker; seeming to hunt or covertly follow a person. informal

   "a stalky ex-boyfriend"

Synonyms

All synonyms

slimstalklikestalklike

Example

More examples

"Leon was really big and had a stalky build."

Etymology

From stalk + -y.

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