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 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.
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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
Bringing a skittish, awkward energy that contrasted with Letterman’s deadpan persona, O’Brien constantly made fun of his own gangly appearance and inappropriateness for the job.
—Ashraf Khalil, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025
The stars here, however, are the gangly, majestic pink flamingos feeding in estuary grasses.
—Alex Crevar, New York Times, 11 July 2024
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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
Bringing a skittish, awkward energy that contrasted with Letterman’s deadpan persona, O’Brien constantly made fun of his own gangly appearance and inappropriateness for the job.
—Ashraf Khalil, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025
The stars here, however, are the gangly, majestic pink flamingos feeding in estuary grasses.
—Alex Crevar, New York Times, 11 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gangly
Adjective
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Egon Schiele had his thing for gaunt girls and their undergarments.—
Gal Beckerman,
The Atlantic,
14 Apr. 2025
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Tall and thin, bordering on gaunt, he was dressed in blue jeans, a flannel shirt, an old Army jacket, work boots, gloves and a blue wool cap.—
Alanna Nash,
Variety,
4 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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When Wade had entered the league, baggy, untucked dress shirts and oversize suits were the style on draft night; on game days, players draped 5XL sweat suits and Mitchell & Ness throwback jerseys over their lanky frames.—
D. Watkins,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2025
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Cops recovered video of the lanky, mustachioed suspect following one of the attacks.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
4 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Keep scrolling to shop more skinny jeans, blazers, and button-down shirts inspired by Kate Middleton’s outfit blueprint below.—
Averi Baudler,
People.com,
1 May 2025
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These cars, with their skinny tires up front, skeletal body and explosive engine, generate up to 11,000 to 12,000 horsepower and reach speeds in the mid-300 mphs in just 1,000 feet and require parachutes to safely arrive at a stop.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Add pops of red to a neutral space or a spindly chair to capture cottage chic in your room.—
Nora Colomer,
FOXNews.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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When growing basil indoors on a sunny windowsill, give pots a quarter turn weekly to expose all sides to the sun and ensure seedlings won't be pale and spindly.—
Sheryl Geerts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
16 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The rangy 6-foot-4 player is considered a four-star recruit and a top 70 player in the nation, according to 247Sports.—
Andy Greder,
Twin Cities,
19 Apr. 2025
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Jacksonville Jaguars: Mason Graham, DT, Michigan — Gone is maligned general manager Trent Baalke, and so too are his parameters for building out a defense with long, rangy athletes.—
Jim Reineking,
USA TODAY,
18 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The weakness of the Flash 22 is the shoulder straps, which are quite thin.—
Scott Gilbertson,
Wired News,
1 May 2025
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And those guesses rely on default templates drawn from overrepresented groups in media and training data: cisgender, white, able-bodied, thin.—
Diana Spehar,
Forbes.com,
1 May 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 7 May. 2025.
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