Tom was a gangly, uncoordinated child who grew into a clumsy adult.
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Gangly
Synonyms for "gangly" (30 found)
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Adjective(2 words)
spindlyyouthful lankiness
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More general
2 entriesappearance descriptorphysical attribute
More specific
4 entrieslanky formrangy buildspindly limbstall frame
Collocations
6 entriesgangly framegangly gaitgangly limbsgangly proportionsgangly silhouettegangly teenager
Inflections
2 entriesDerivations
1 entriessimilar
3 entriesSample sentences
8 total sentences available.
He had rather gangly limbs as a boy.
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I should have shot that long gangly lubber they called Hank, if I could have done it without crippling six or seven other people—but of course I couldn't, […]
Source: wiktionary
A rangy, gangly, Scandinavian youth of a sailor, droop-shouldered, six feet six and slender as a lath, with pallid eyes of palest blue and skin and hair attuned to the same colour scheme, joined Kwaque in his work.
Source: wiktionary
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