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Showing words for LANKY using the English dictionary

5 Letter Words for Lanky

lanky

4 Letter Words for Lanky

alky, klan, laky, lank, yank

3 Letter Words for Lanky

alk, aln, aly, any, kal, kan, kay, kln, kyl, lak, lan, lay, lyn, nak, nay, yak, yan

Definitions for Lanky

[1] ungracefully thin and rawboned; bony; gaunt: a very tall and lanky man.
[2] tall, thin, and loose-jointed

Words related to Lanky

rangy, gangly, spindly, gaunt, slender, scrawny, angular, beanpole, bony, gangling, lean, meager, rawboned, spare, stringy, spindling, twiggy, weedy, attenuated, beanstalk

Words nearby Lanky

lanier, laniferous, lanikai, lank, lankester, lanky, lanner, lanneret, lanny, lanolin, lanose

Origin of Lanky

First recorded in 1660–70; lank + -y1

Other words from Lanky

lank·i·ly , adverb
lank·i·ness , noun

Synonyms for Lanky

angular, gangly, gaunt, rangy, scrawny, slender, spindly, attenuated, beanpole, beanstalk, bony, broomstick, extenuated, gangling, lean, meager, rawboned, scraggy, spare, spindling, stilt, stringy, twiggy, weedy