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Gangly (Adjective)

Tall and thin and having long slender limbs; "a gangling teenager"; "a lanky kid transformed almost overnight into a handsome young man".

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He was a gangly boy who struggled to coordinate his long legs on the soccer field.
Her gangly physique made her an unlikely dancer, but she moved with surprising elegance.
The actor's gangly appearance belied his intense emotional range as a performer.
After a growth spurt, he went from a gangly kid to a handsome young man seemingly overnight.
His gangly arms flailed about as he tried to swim the length of the pool without assistance.

Tall and thin.

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The teenager was still gangly, his long limbs flailing about as he navigated the school hallway.
She had a gangly, awkward stage around 14, but as she grew older she began to develop more poise and confidence.
With his gangly legs and oversized feet, the basketball player towered over the opposing team's defenders.
Despite being a talented artist, he had a gangly way of holding his brush that often resulted in splatters of paint.
Her gangly younger brother stumbled and tripped his way through adolescence, always getting himself into one scrape or another.