Gangly

Quick meaning: Gangly is an adjective meaning Tall and thin, especially so as to cause physical awkwardness.

Meaning

Tall and thin, especially so as to cause physical awkwardness.

Example Sentences

She was gangly and wild and walked with her wrists turned inside out.

He was a tall, gangly, shy satirist who mumbled to you with his head turned away and always said funny things.

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, […]

Individuals of this rabbit species tend to be very large (about the size of a beagle dog); they have long ears and long, gangly legs and a very thin fur coats.

Word Forms

• ganglier
• gangliest

Synonyms for gangly

Depending on context, synonyms include lanky, lean, thin, rangy, tall, gangling.

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