Stalky
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Stalky is an adjective meaning Long and thin, like a stalk of a plant.
Meaning
Long and thin, like a stalk of a plant.
More Meanings
- Of a plant, having stalks.
- (informal) Resembling or characteristic of a stalker; seeming to hunt or covertly follow a person.
Example Sentences
a stalky ex-boyfriend
I peeped between the stalky parts of the Lindsays’ lilacs.
An adorably gangly salesman with stalky black hair and a cough (“I’m giving up smoking, and it’s all coming up”) set up a dressing room for me, and I tried on a black tux shirt with a subtly embroidered bib ($185), a soft ivory-colored jersey ($135) and an olive-green button-front shirt ($165).
Word Forms
- stalkier
- stalkiest
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include stalkish, stumpy, storky, stick-thin, stubby, staggy.
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