He's tall and lanky.
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Lanky
//ˈlæŋk.i//
Synonyms for "lanky" (55 found)
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Translations
37 translations across 20 languages.
Bikol Central
1 entries- wakoy-wakoy adj (tall, slim)
Cebuano
4 entries- balaghoy adj (tall, slim)
- gangkaw adj (tall, slim)
- lagsaw adj (tall, slim)
- mantiw adj (tall, slim)
Czech
1 entries- vytáhlý adj (tall, slim)
Dutch
2 entries- dun adj (tall, slim)
- slungelig adj (tall, slim)
Estonian
2 entries- kiitsakas adj (tall, slim)
- vilajas adj (tall, slim)
Finnish
1 entries- hontelo adj (tall, slim)
French
1 entries- dégingandé adj (tall, slim)
German
1 entries- schlaksig adj (tall, slim)
Greek
1 entries- ψηλόλιγνος adj (tall, slim)
Hungarian
1 entries- nyurga adj (tall, slim)
Irish
4 entries- caol ard adj (tall, slim)
- fada caol adj (tall, slim)
- scailleagánta adj (tall, slim)
- scrogallach adj (tall, slim)
Italian
1 entries- allampanato adj (tall, slim)
Māori
3 entries- pakikoke adj (tall, slim)
- pākokekoke adj (tall, slim)
- tokoroa adj (tall, slim)
Norman
1 entries- lîndget adj (tall, slim)
Norwegian Bokmål
2 entries- hengslete adj (tall, slim)
- slåpen adj (tall, slim)
Portuguese
1 entries- esguio adj (tall, slim)
Russian
2 entries- дли́нный adj (tall, slim)
- долговязый adj (tall, slim)
Scottish Gaelic
2 entries- caol adj (tall, slim)
- seang adj (tall, slim)
Spanish
1 entries- larguirucho adj (tall, slim)
Swedish
2 entries- gänglig adj (tall, slim)
- ranglig adj (tall, slim)
Sample sentences
23 total sentences available.
Tom was lanky and a bit uncoordinated as a child, but he was fairly good at basketball.
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Tom is tall and lanky.
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Yanni was a tall and lanky guy.
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