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gangly

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of gangly

being tall, thin and usually loose-jointed

a gangly teenager who was born to play varsity basketball

Synonyms of gangly

gangling, lanky, rangy, spindling, spindly

Words Related to gangly

angular, bony (also boney), gaunt, lank, rawboned, scraggy, scrawny, skinny

lean, slender, slim, spare, thin

racy, reedy, spidery, stringy, twiggy, waspish, weedy, willowy, wiry

spindle-legged, spindle-shanked

Near Antonyms of gangly

beefy, bulky, chubby, chunky, heavyset, pudgy, squat, stocky, stout, stubby, stumpy, sturdy, thickset, weighty

corpulent, fat, fleshy, full, gross, obese, overweight, plump, portly, roly-poly, rotund, round, tubby

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