Adjective: lanky (lankier,lankiest) lang-kee
- Tall and thin and having long slender limbs
"a lanky kid transformed almost overnight into a handsome young man";
- gangling, gangly, rangy
- Tall and thin
"The lanky cowboy leaned against the fence";
- gangling, gangly
Derived forms: lankiest, lankier
See also: lean, meager [N. Amer], meagre [Brit, Cdn], tall, thin
Encyclopedia: Lanky, l'homme a la carabine