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gangly

UK/ˈɡæŋɡli/ US/ˈɡæŋli/ uncommon

adjective

1.

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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2.

ungracefully tall and thin

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Origin

An American English alteration of gangling.

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