Definition of LANKY

lanky

Adjective Satellite

  • tall and thin and having long slender limbs
    • "a lanky kid transformed almost overnight into a handsome young man"
  • tall and thin

Adj

  • Tall, slim, and rather ungraceful or awkward.

Adjective

  • Ungracefully thin and tall, often with long, awkward limbs.

Examples

  • He tried to fit ’LANKY’ onto the board, but the letters felt too stretched out.

Origin / Etymology

From lank + -y.

Synonyms

gangling, gangly, rangy

Scrabble Score: 12

lanky: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
lanky: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
lanky: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

lanky: valid Words With Friends Word