Tools: Learn New Words | Secure Password Generator | Startup Tools | PDF Generator

Lanky (Adjective)

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

All adjective clusters.

The lanky basketball player towered over his teammates on the court.
As a teenager, he was a lanky awkward boy, but he grew into a confident young man.
The lanky model strode down the catwalk with ease, her long legs eating up the distance.
The lanky actor's long arms and legs made him a natural for comedic roles.
The lanky boy's growth spurt had left him with long, gangly limbs that he was still learning to coordinate.

Tall and thin.

All adjective clusters.

The lanky teenager towered over his classmates, his long legs and arms making him look like a giraffe among humans.
He was a lanky young man with a mop of messy brown hair and a charming smile.
The basketball team was dominated by a lanky center who could dunk the ball with ease.
With his lanky frame and awkward gait, he looked like a newborn giraffe taking its first steps.
The lanky artist stood out in the crowded room, his tall, thin frame draped in a brightly colored scarf.