lanky
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The meaning (definition) of the word lanky
tall and thin with long skinny arms and legs
The word lanky used in a sentence
“The lanky basketball player is very tall and super skinny.”
Words that mean the same as lanky (synonyms)
tallskinny
Words that mean the opposite of lanky (antonyms)
shortstocky
How the word lanky is said around the world
| French | dégingandé (day-zhen-gahn-DAY) |
| Spanish | larguirucho (lahr-ghee-ROO-choh) |
| Mandarin | 瘦长的 (shoh chahng duh) |
| Hindi | दुबला (DUUB-lah) |
| Arabic | نحيل (NAH-eel) |
| Russian | долговязый (dul-gu-VYAH-ziy) |
| Portuguese (EU) | magro (MAHG-ruu) |
| Portuguese (BR) | magro (MAHG-ruu) |
| Japanese | ひょろ長い (hyoh-roh-nah-GY) |
| German | schlaksig (SHLAHK-sihy) |
| Urdu | کمزور (KAHM-zohr) |
| Punjabi | ਲੰਮਾ (LUN-mah) |
| Korean | 키가 큰 (KEE-gah kun) |
| Hebrew | גָבוֹהַ וְרָזֵה (gah-VOH-ah vay-RAH-zayh) |
| Greek | ισχνός και υψηλός (eeskh-NOHS kay eep-see-LOHS) |
| Dutch | slungelig (SLU-nguh-luhkh) |
| Tagalog | matangkad (mah-TAHNG-kahd) |
| Vietnamese | cao gầy (kow GHUH-i) |
| Turkish | uzun boylu (oo-ZUUN bawy-LUU) |
| Persian | دراز و کشیده (DAY-rahz vah kay-SHEE-day) |
| Polish | chudy (KHOO-di) |
| Ukrainian | довготелесий (dohf-hoh-TE-le-siy) |
| Bengali | লম্বাটে (LAWM-bah-tay) |
| Swedish | gänglig (YENG-lig) |
| Italian | allampanato (ahl-lahm-pah-NAH-toh) |
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