as in gaunt
being tall, thin and usually loose-jointed
the riders at the barn just loved the gangling newborn colt
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Adjective
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Nitibhon, a Thai supermodel, plays her tycoon as comically drab, keeping her gaunt cheeks slack to emphasize her character’s hollowness.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Feb. 2026 -
Regina was standing by the window now, looking even more gaunt under the artificial light of the bulb behind her and the faint glow of the sunrise in front, which barely managed to filter through the balcony awning.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Fortunately for the Tomcats, the lanky Cross has emerged as a team leader capable of doing some heavy lifting, figuratively speaking.—
Rick Armstrong,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Feb. 2026
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Also on the good side of things is Sean Bell’s lanky Sir Robin, the not-quite-so-brave, armor-soiling knight.—
Christopher Smith,
Oc Register,
18 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Even her brows, the quintessential ’90s skinny brow, were left untouched.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
25 Feb. 2026
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The straight-leg jeans The debate between skinny and wide-leg denim rages on, but straight-leg jeans have quietly emerged as the middle ground pretty much everyone loves.—
India Roby,
Glamour,
24 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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All that's left is a spindly brown stem.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
17 Feb. 2026
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At 12 seconds, Morse puts his skis over the mechanical wand, the spindly knee-level barrier which, when competitors push through, triggers the electronic timer.—
Charlotte Harpur,
New York Times,
13 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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And while Ransom was productive as a rookie, his physical set is more like Tre’von Moehrig’s than that of a rangy free safety who can roam the back end.—
Joseph Person,
New York Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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Jones is a physical wing defender with a rangy wingspan, but his aggressiveness got the best of him.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
7 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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What to know about wood storks These gangly birds are sometimes called flintheads or ironheads because of their distinctive heads and necks.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
9 Feb. 2026
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War was coming, but for her father, Eberhard, then a gangly teenager, life in Hawaii was an endless summer.—
David Martin,
CBS News,
7 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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Expanding its computing lineup, HONOR will unveil the MagicPad4 tablet and MagicBook Pro 14 laptop, both built to demonstrate how AI-powered features can boost productivity while retaining ultra-thin designs.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Feb. 2026
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Lopez accessorized with a thin belt, boots, and a black handbag, as well as some gold hoops.—
Hannah Malach,
InStyle,
23 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Lift your hips off the ground and place a block underneath your sacrum, the widest, boniest part of your pelvis.—
Cory Martin,
Verywell Health,
16 Oct. 2024
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Differences in Adult Bones That being said, some adults are bonier than others.—
Sam Walters,
Discover Magazine,
3 Nov. 2023
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“Gangling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gangling. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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