as in gaunt
being tall, thin and usually loose-jointed
a gangly teenager who was born to play varsity basketball
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Recent Examples of gangly
The character started as a gangly teenager and has matured into a wise warrior.
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Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 12 Dec. 2024
The plant will continue growing in a gangly, unkept way until it is moved to a location with at least 8 hours of direct sunlight.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Oct. 2024
The Spurs listed the gangly 20-year-old Frenchman at 235 pounds on their training camp roster, an increase of 5 pounds from his weight listed on the team's roster for its season finale in April.
—Tom Orsborn, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Oct. 2024
Nate leaps into action-hero mode, and the film’s mayhem blowouts include a multi-weapon melee in a restaurant kitchen, leaving our gangly hero horribly burned but quite chipper about it, since his adversary is less fortunate.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2025
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Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 12 Dec. 2024
The plant will continue growing in a gangly, unkept way until it is moved to a location with at least 8 hours of direct sunlight.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Oct. 2024
The Spurs listed the gangly 20-year-old Frenchman at 235 pounds on their training camp roster, an increase of 5 pounds from his weight listed on the team's roster for its season finale in April.
—Tom Orsborn, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Oct. 2024
Nate leaps into action-hero mode, and the film’s mayhem blowouts include a multi-weapon melee in a restaurant kitchen, leaving our gangly hero horribly burned but quite chipper about it, since his adversary is less fortunate.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gangly
Adjective
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In addition to a very gaunt appearance, other symptoms include: Extreme weakness Thin, dry skin with excess skin folds due to loss of fat Sparse, brittle hair that can be easily plucked out 8.—
Jonathan Purtell,
Verywell Health,
13 June 2025
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Recent photos of Bieber out and about show him looking gaunt and disappearing into his clothes.—
Shirley Halperin,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Riley is a lanky 19-year-old who stands 6-foot-8 and came in at just 185 pounds at the NBA Draft Combine.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
19 June 2025
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The lanky, 6-foot-7 fireballer made his big league debut, taking the mound against the St. Louis Cardinals, after getting called up from the Triple-A Nashville Sounds on Tuesday.—
Jon Vankin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 June 2025
Adjective
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Trying to shove your lower leg into something like skinny jeans or a condom could end up cutting off blood flow, which clearly would not be good for your calf.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
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Each wave of skinny fixation has echoed like a cultural recoil — a shrinking aesthetic that emerges just as women expand their influence Advertisement But something is shifting.—
Anne Marie Chaker,
Time,
18 June 2025
Adjective
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His self-presentation is not that of a postmodern auteur, poised to trounce his critics, but of a goofy man off to the side with spectator shoes, spindly legs, and ginormous hands.—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
24 June 2025
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Planting sun-loving plants in a shady site usually results in plants with spindly growth and few, if any, flowers.—
Tim Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
8 June 2025
Adjective
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Although cornerback wasn’t necessarily a position of need, Thomas is a long, rangy player who can be effective in both the run and pass game.—
Antwan Staley,
New York Daily News,
8 May 2025
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On Friday night, in addition to Bech — who has no issue getting dirty in the blocking game — the Raiders added Darien Porter out of Iowa State, a rangy corner with upside (sound familiar to Carroll’s Seattle days?).—
Zak Keefer,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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There is some thought that Epenesa could be an expendable player via trade ahead of final cuts, but that would leave them fairly thin given that Hoecht is suspended for the first six games and Bosa has a lengthy injury history, and already has one minor injury to his name since joining the Bills.—
Joe Buscaglia,
New York Times,
18 June 2025
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The water pressure then causes the vehicle to rise and slide on a thin layer of water between the tires and the road, making the driver lose control.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
18 June 2025
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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“Gangly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gangly. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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