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 (dayzhengahnday) |
| Spanish | larguirucho (lahrgheeroochoh) |
| Mandarin | 瘦长的 (shòu cháng de) |
| Hindi | दुबला (duublah) |
| Arabic | نحيل (naheel) |
| Russian | долговязый (dolgoviazyi) |
| Portuguese (EU) | magro (mahgruu) |
| Portuguese (BR) | magro (mahgruu) |
| Japanese | ひょろ長い (hyoro nagai) |
| German | schlaksig (shlahksihy) |
| Urdu | کمزور (kahmzohr) |
| Punjabi | ਲੰਮਾ (lunmah) |
| Korean | 키가 큰 (kiga keun) |
| Hebrew | גָבוֹהַ וְרָזֵה (gahvohah vayrahzayh) |
| Greek | ισχνός και υψηλός (iskhnos kai upselos) |
| Dutch | slungelig (slunguhluhkh) |
| Tagalog | matangkad (mahtahngkahd) |
| Vietnamese | cao gầy (kow ghuhi) |
| Turkish | uzun boylu (oozuun bawyluu) |
| Persian | دراز و کشیده (dayrahz vah kaysheeday) |
| Polish | chudy (khoodi) |
| Ukrainian | довготелесий (dovhotelesyy) |
| Bengali | লম্বাটে (lawmbahtay) |
| Swedish | gänglig (yenglig) |
| Italian | allampanato (ahllahmpahnahtoh) |
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